The utility model provides an electric energy meter reading machine having a lighting device. The electric energy meter reading machine having the lighting device mainly includes a housing equipped with an ARM processor and a plurality of function modules. The lower part of the housing is provided with a battery installing space equipped with a battery. A mini-size inching button is installed on a side wall of the housing. The mini-size inching button connects with the battery and a special circuit board installed in the housing in a fixed manner and having a driver module through leads. The special circuit board also connects with low-power lighting LEDs installed in the inner side of the front part of the housing provided with light holes or equipped with a light transmitting plate. The special circuit board is a special circuit specially used for fixing the LEDs. The special circuit specially used for fixing the LEDs connects with the LEDs installed in the inner side of the front part of the housing and functioning as the low-power lighting LEDs. The side wall in the front part of the housing is provided with a switch hole. The mini-size inching button is installed in the switch hole. The front end part of the housing is provided with the light holes. The LEDs are arranged in the light holes one-to-one respectively. The electric energy meter reading machine having the lighting device provided by the utility model has characteristics of simple structure, convenient usage and the like. And the electric energy meter reading machine having the lighting device provided by the utility model can improve working efficiency and reduce the meter reading error rate.