The Any Time Payment (ATP) machines, which were installed in Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) sub-division offices for payment of electricity bills will be discontinued from August 1.The kiosks, which used to be widely used for payment of bills, were shut down in 2015 after other modes of payment kicked in. However, following public demand, ATP machines were reopened in 2017 with the number of kiosks being increased from 117 to 217.Now, there are several ways to pay electricity bills, along with the Bescom website and the Bescom Mithra app. The bill payments can also be made using Spot Billing Devices, Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), NEFT, and ECS (Electronic Clearing Service) and UPI platforms.“Customers can continue to pay their electricity bills through cash payment counters at Bescom sub-divisional offices, Bangalore One, Karnataka One centres within Bescom’s jurisdiction, and online payment methods such as the Bescom website and the Bescom Mithra app,” said Bescom officials.Further, an official of Bescom said that the contract period of ATP machines had come to an end and with the mode of payment not being widely used, it did not make fiscal sense to continue them.Published - July 30, 2025 07:56 pm IST