Belarus

Getting Electricity in

Belarus

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 Belarus.

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  • Name of Utility: Minskenergo
  • City: Minsk

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply to Minsk Cable Grid Company for an electricity connection and await issuance of technical conditions

The customer has to submit construction permits obtained from the Committee on Architecture and Construction of the Minsk City Committee, an estimate of the required load and a plan of the location of the warehouse. The application for technical conditions is picked up at the Committee on Architecture and Construction of the Minsk City Committee. Form #5 has to be filled out.

The technical conditions concern only the external connection. In general they may include instructions for construction of a new substation; lining of high-voltage and low-voltage cables; in a case of reconstruction works - participation of the customer in the works.
Agency: Minsk Cable Grid Company 		18 calendar days no charge
2 Await preparation of the external connection design by a private design company and receive its approval

The customer concludes a contract with a project planning organization for the preparation of the electrical design of the external connection.
Confirmations and permits for the project design are obtained by the hired electrical design company from a large number of government organizations.
Agency: Project design institute 		90 calendar days BYR 28,800,000.0
3 Obtain excavation permit at the Technical Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee

The excavation permit is obtained by the subcontractor at the Technical Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
Agency: Technical Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee 		9 calendar days BYR 175,000.0
4 Await completion of the external connection works by an electrical subcontractor

The external connection works are carried out by an electrical contractor.

The substation can be built on place or it can be bought pre-made.

The meter is installed by the hired for the external works company after the works are completed.
Agency: Electrical Subcontractor 		30 calendar days BYR 205,700,000.0
5 Minsk Grid Company inspects the completed external connection works and issues a permit certifying compliance with the technical conditions and an act specifying the ownership of the installed equipment and responsibility for servicing the connection

Minsk Grid Company visits the site to inspect the finished external part of the connection and issues a permit certifying compliance with the technical conditions and a document which describes the division of responsibilities for maintenance of the line.
Agency: Minsk Cable Grid Company 		7 calendar days no charge
6 Await and obtain inspection from Energonadzor (Energy State Inspectorate) and receive an operation permit

The customer has to submit a range of technical documents to the State Energy Inspectorate (Energonadzor). Then Energonadzor visits the site to inspect both the external and the internal works and issues an operation permit.
Agency: Energonadzor (State Energy Inspectorate) 		10 calendar days no charge
7 Request the final connection from the supply department (Energosbyt), conclude a supply contract, check the meter and await the final connection

The customer submits to the supply department (Energosbyt) a list of technical documents. Then a specialist from Energosbyt visits the site to check the meter. The same specialist prepares a supply contract the next day. After checking the meter Energosbyt forwards the permission to Minsk Cable Grid Company to activate the connection and Minsk Cable Grid Company turns on the power. The connection fee is 500,000 LCU. It is a fixed fee based on the minimum wage.

Agency: Energosupply/Minsk Cable Grid Company 		15 calendar days BYR 317,004.0
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