Azerbaijan

Getting Electricity in

Azerbaijan

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building in Azerbaijan.

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  • Name of Utility: Bakielektrikshebeke OJSC
  • City: Baku

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application for an electricity connection to Baku Electric Shabaka and await issuance of technical conditions

The following documents are submitted to the office of Baku Electric Shabaka in paper format:

• copy of state registration certificate of legal entity;
• copy of document proving the right of ownership or use of a facility and a land plot where the facility is situated;
• the permit of local executive power authority on the construction of a facility;
• break down of the power load required;

The fee for connection (technical conditions) would be 82.6 AZN (net of VAT 70 AZN) per kW. One can pay the fees at Bakielektrikshebeke or at the bank.
Agency: Baku Electric Shabaka 		30 calendar days AZN 9,800.0
* 2 Baku Electric Shabaka inspects the site for preparation of technical conditions

If the requested load is more than 20kW, a network engineer from Baku Electric Shabaka will visit the site to determine arrangements for an optimal connection. Someone from the applicant's party must be present during the inspection.

Agency: Baku Electric Shabaka 		1 calendar day no charge
3 Await completion of the external connection project design by a private electrical design company

Based on the technical conditions issued by Baku Electric Shabaka the customer requests from a project planning organization a design of the external electrical connection. The fee for the design is normally 5 to 8 percent of the cost of external connection works.


Agency: Project planning organization 		27 calendar days AZN 900.0
4 Submit the project design to Bakielektrikshebeke and await approval of the design

The applicant submits the completed project to Baku Electric Shabaka for concurrence.
Agency: Baku Electric Shabaka 		10 calendar days no charge
5 Obtain an excavation permit at the Ministry of Transport

Depending on the connection contract or agreement either the utility or electrical contractor obtains an excavation permit. In addition depending on where the road is it might be required to get permits from the municipality (if in the center of the city), communal services, gas, water, etc.


Agency: Ministry of Transport 		13 calendar days no charge
6 Baku Electric Shabaka or private electrical contractor complete the external connection works

Baku Electric Shabaka can carry out the external connection works or the customer can sign a contract with a licensed electrical installation organization.



Agency: Baku Electric Shabaka/Electrical contractor 		150 calendar days AZN 18,007.2
7 Ministry of Emergency Situations inspects the external connection works

After the external connection works are completed the Ministry for Emergency Situations (Министерство Чрезвычайных Ситуаций) checks if the completed external connection works are in compliance with fire protection standards.
Agency: Ministry for Emergency Situations 		2 calendar days no charge
8 Energy Inspectorate inspects the external connection works and internal wiring and issues an operation permit (разрешение на эксплуатацию)

After the completion of the external connection works there is a final inspection by Energonadzor (State Energy Inspectorate) which issues an operation permit. Energonadzor checks compliance with the technical conditions.
Agency: Energonadzor (State Energy Inspectorate) 		2 calendar days no charge
9 Conclude a supply contract with Baku Electric Shabaka and await final connection

After the operation permit is submitted to Baku Electric Shabaka the customer can conclude a supply contract and be connected to the electrical network and the electricity starts flowing.
Agency: Baku Electric Shabaka 		7 calendar days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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