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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Listed below are the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building.

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  • Name of Utility: Elektroprivreda BiH
  • City: Sarajevo

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain initial electric power permit from Elektroprivreda BiH

The customer has to go to the utility and request the issuance of initial electric power permit which are basic technical conditions to check if the requested capacity is available and if there is a possible collision with existing users. Documents required are: cadastre extract, urban planning consent in certified copies and a rough design.

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		30 calendar days BAM 30.0
2 Request issuance of electro-energetic consent from Elektroprivreda BiH

The customer has to request the issuance of electro-energetic consent at the utility. The purpose is to specify more detailed technical conditions for the electricity connection. Documents required are: Building permit, company registration and schemes of electrical installation (project plan).

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		23 calendar days BAM 50.0
* 3 Elektroprivreda BiH carries out external visit of the site

An authorized person of the customer has to be present during the site inspection to agree with the utility on the location of the facilities (cables etc). After the site visit, the electro-energetic consent and the estimate of costs are sent to the customer.

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		10 calendar days no charge
4 Receive electro-energetic consent and go to utility's main building to submit application for connection, pay estimate and sign contract

The client has to go to the utility's main building to submit the application for connection after having received the electro-energetic consent. The client pays the estimate and signs the connection contract.

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		30 calendar days no charge
5 Await and receive external connection works by Elektroprivreda BiH

The utility is planning and executing the external connection works. Once the works are completed, the utility will energize the connection and install the meter. The utility needs to request an excavation permit from the municipality to execute the external works.

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		31 calendar days BAM 31,220.0
6 Hire specialized electrician to issue a certificate of compliance for the internal wiring

After the external connection works, the client hires a specialized electrician to issue a certificate of compliance for the internal wiring of the warehouse.

Agency: Specialized electrician 		8 calendar days BAM 2,550.0
* 7 Receive site visit by a technical commission of the municipality

The municipality is putting together a commission that will do a site visit. This procedure is not applicable to low-voltage cables, but for medium-voltage cases it is required. After the site visit, the commission drafts a protocol. A cost is levied which is charged depending on the estimated value of the facility of the external connection. The land surveyor of the municipality who is part of the commission will ask to see the certificate issued by the Institute for Construction of the Canton Sarajevo proving that the cables have been recorded in the cadastre. He/she will also ask to see the elaboration of implemented surveying works produced by the private land surveying company. The customer should be present during this visit.

Agency: Municipality 		1 calendar day no charge
8 Elektroprivreda BiH comes to the warehouse to energize the connection

Once the works are completed and after the site visit of the commission of the municipality, authorized persons from the utility will come and energize the connection. At this point the meter that was installed by the electrical contractor that was hired by the utility is also inspected and sealed.

Agency: Elektroprivreda BiH 		3 calendar days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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