Cape Verde

Getting Electricity in

Cape Verde

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 Cape Verde.

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  • Name of Utility: Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra)
  • City: Praia

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application at Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) and await estimate

An application cannot be submitted online and has to be submitted in person. Documents to be submitted are location plans, electrical plans of the internal wiring of the warehouse for approval by the utility, NIF (tax number) and the terms of responsibility of the electrician who did the internal wiring. This electrician has to be registered with Electra. In addition, an electrical description and drawings have to be submitted that has to contain information on the machines that will be used and how much power will be required for the warehouse.
Agency: Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) 		14 calendar days no charge
* 2 Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) inspects site

After submitting the documents, there is an external inspection to prepare an estimate. Each neighborhood has an inspection once per week, so the waiting time for inspection can take several days. There is no cost for the inspection, however if the customer fails the first inspection because some required documents are missing, the customer has to pay for the second inspection. Access to the inspection site has to be provided.
Agency: Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) 		4 calendar days CVE 1,800.0
3 Hire an electrical contractor to purchase and build the transformater post

The customer has to hire an electrical engineer/electrical contractor to buy the material and to build the transformer post. A transformer post has to be installed in the nearest tension.
Agency: Electrical Contractor 		37 calendar days USD 33,963.7
* 4 The client or the electrical contractor has to obtain an excavation permit at the municipality

The client or the electrical contractor has to obtain an excavation permit at the municipality since the connection is done underground.
Agency: Municipality 		30 calendar days CVE 35,000.0
* 5 Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) inspects the internal wiring of the warehouse

Electra inspects the internal wiring of the warehouse to verify that it complies with the norms
Agency: Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) 		1 calendar day no charge
6 Sign contract, Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) inspects the transformer post and carries out final connection

The customer is signing the connection contract with the utility. A representative from the Electra is coming to do an inspection of the external works. The utility is installing the meter and doing the final connection. The meter will be installed at the same time as when the connection is done and by the same department of the utility. It would be installed on the transformer post. Electricity starts flowing as soon as the installation of the meter is finished.
Agency: Empresa de Electricidade E Agua (Electra) 		7 calendar days CVE 27,300.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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