published May 7, 2009:

went to get my prepaid electricity top up earlier in bandar. i went yesterday, but was too late. the elec board closed at 3pm. so today i went earlier.

in brunei, if you are living in an apartment, most probably you’d be using prepaid coupons for your electricity. all you need to do is press CLR (clear) on the meter and key in the top up code. the electricity board is in bandar, a single storey building opposite the silver hirise PGGMB (Persatuan Guru Guru Melayu Brunei) building (CIMB bank is also in this building). when you get to the electricity board, just take your number from the machine and give them your metre number (check on your metre box) and how much top up you want to buy. that’s it. very fast.

just note that the board is open everyday except for sunday. it’s 8am to 3pm mon to sat but on fridays, it’s 8am to 11am.

if you are taking the bus, stop at Tamu, cross the road and walk down from there. but you can also stop at the bus station and walk from there. of course, if you are driving, then … you just park at the elect board parking lot. bear in mind, you have to pay for parking.

if you are living alone, $50 is more than enough per month. but it doesn’t hurt to put more, so you don’t have to keep making a trip to the board.