Belgium

Getting Electricity in

Belgium

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 Belgium.

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  • Name of Utility: Sibelga
  • City: Brussels

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application with Sibelga and await estimate

An application can be submitted online, by courier or by written request through postal service. An unofficial map/sketch indicating the building and public streets needs to be provided with the application. The document does not need notarization. An estimate is being sent to the customer after submission of the application.
Agency: Sibelga 		21 calendar days EUR 598.0
* 2 Conclude contract with electricity supplier

The customer has to conclude a contract with a supplier. Most of the suppliers offer contracting by website (online) and by phone and the electricity supply contract is concluded either directly or in a very short term. The supplier has to register the contract in the national register for access to the network. Within 24 hours, the electricity supplier will register this contract in the national register for access to the network. The electricity starts flowing immediately after the connection has been done if the contract between the supplier and the customer has been registered.
Agency: Electricity supplier 		2 calendar days no charge
* 3 An approved agency inspects the internal wiring

There is no external inspection. Before the external connection works and before the opening of the meter, the internal wiring of the warehouse has to be inspected by an approved agency (Vincotte, BTV etc ...) . This inspection has to be requested by the customer. The customer can ask for the inspection of the internal wiring when the internal wiring is completed. The customer or a representative has to be present for the inspection. The customer gets the certificate immediately after the inspection, there is no waiting time.
Agency: Approved agency 		1 calendar day EUR 212.2
4 Accept estimate and await completion of external works by Sibelga

The payment of the estimate is done by wire transfer to a bank. The planning and execution of the external connection works can only begin after the estimate has been paid. The payment of the estimate is serving as approval of the offer. The meter is installed by Sibelga. The installation of the meter and final connections works are made by the same department, but by two different teams. The meter is opened right after if the customer has a contract with a supplier and provides the report of the internal inspection. The customer has to present to the utility (Sibelga) the certificate of conformity at the moment when the meter is placed and opened.
Agency: Sibelga 		67 calendar days EUR 15,706.0
* 5 Purchase and install transformer by private electrical contractor

The electrician of the client purchases a transformer and installs it on the ground of the warehouse to be connected with the network of the utility.
Agency: Electrical contractor 		14 calendar days EUR 15,000.0
* 6 Receive reception of works by specialized agency

A representative of a specialized agency comes to the warehouse to approve the installation works of the transformer. The price of the certification is included in the price of installation of the transformer.
Agency: Approved agency 		1 calendar day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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