Egypt opens online payment of water bills

Egypt opens online payment of water bills

Egypt's Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) launched the service of inquiring about and paying water bills online on its 

website

, the company stated on Thursday. 

People can register their phone number, email, and governorate on the company's website to pay their water bills online. 

Head of the company Mamdouh Raslan said the service covers 11 governorates in the first phase, with the remaining governorates to follow shortly. 

The governorates covered in the first phase are Cairo, Giza, Menoufiya, Beheira, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sohag, Alexandria, the Red Sea, Matrouh, Sinai, and Beni Suef, the statement added. 

The move is meant to ease all e-payment channels that allow customers to receive services safely and smoothly as per the directives of the Ministry of Housing, Raslan added. 

The step is part of a broader