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

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.

  • Name of Utility: Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company
  • City: Shanghai

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company and await external inspection and receive estimate

Documents to be submitted along with application - One copy of each business license, tax registration certificate and organizational code registration certificate, Clearance certificate from Planning Authority. External site visit is conducted in order to prepare estimate, but customer is not required to be present.

Agency: Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company 		61 calendar days no charge
2 Submit estimate payment to Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company, and receive internal wiring inspection

Costs include - cable-laying work: for example cable-laying on supports along the walls, 3-phase and 5-level Y, voltage 220/380V, 140 kVA, normally need 4×70+1×35 bus, YJV200 Model armored installation, flame retardant, about 324 Yuan/meter Electricity meter and installation, Mutual inductor: 3 sets are needed, 200:5. Three-phase mains: one 250A, ABB or Schneider Model, Power distribution box. There is no need for customer to request for internal wiring inspection. This is done by the utility supervisor assigned to this project, and he schedules his inspection as per his convenience.

Agency: Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company 		14 calendar days CNY 3,700.0
3 Purchase material and conduct installation

Materials to be purchased by customer include Transformer, high-voltage switch cabinet, low-voltage switch cabinet, wires, cable and other accessories. Materials are available locally in Shanghai but it takes 30-45 days to produce the tailor-made high and low voltage switch cabinets.

Agency: Electrical Contractor 		45 calendar days CNY 187,790.0
4 Sign Supply Contract

Prior to the power connection, the applicant and Shanghai Municipal Electic Power Company will enter into the Power Supply Contract.

Agency: Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company 		14 calendar days no charge
5 Receive external connection, meter installation from Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company and electricity starts flowing

Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company is in charge of the installation of high-voltage switch cabinet and transformer. The rest will be taken care by the applicant. The installation of low-voltage switch cabinet does not need an outside agency's supervision.

Agency: Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company 		11 calendar days no charge
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