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Czech Republic

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: (PRE) / PREdistribuce a.s.
  • City: Prague

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application to PreDistribuce and await technical conditions/plan/study

The customer submits in person to Predistribuce a letter where he states the location of the warehouse, required load, type of consumption (electric heating, air conditioning, etc.) and a map of the location of the specified resolution.
The utility responds to the application by providing a map/drawing of the proposed connection of the building to the PreDistribuce network.
There is no external inspection for the preparation of the technical plan.


Agency: Predistribuce 		20 calendar days no charge
2 Conclude a connection contract with Predistribuce and await approval of the connection

Before the customer can conclude the connection contract with Predistribuce he has to receive the so called "1st level" permissions for general architectural project of the warehouse and electricity, gas and water connections at various building organizations and municipalities. In the connection contract Predistribuce specifies its and the customer's responsibilities in the implementation of the connection works. After the connection contract is signed Predistribuce obtains for the customer the so called "2nd level permissions" at various organizations/municipalities. The "2nd level" permissions concern only the electrical connection.
Before the connection works can start the applicant has to pay the connection fee.


Agency: Predistribuce 		180 calendar days CZK 106,000.0
3 Await completion of the external connection works by private electrical contractor and Predistribuce

After the "2nd level permissions" are issued the private electrical contractor and in some cases Predistribuce complete the external connection works.



Agency: Predistribuce 		60 calendar days CZK 500,000.0
4 Await and obtain an external inspection of the electrical contractor’s works by Predistribuce

After the electrical subcontractor finishes his part of the works the utility inspects the completed works.

Agency: Predistribuce 		7 calendar days no charge
5 Conclude a supply contract with PREdistribuce+PRE

After the inspection of the completed by the subcontractor works Predistribuce sends an approval by email to the department in charge of turning on the electricity and concluding a supply contract. At this point the customer can conclude a supply contract.

Agency: Predistribuce 		10 calendar days no charge
6 Await installation of a meter by PREdistribuce+PREmereni and electricity starts flowing

After the supply contract is concluded Predistribuce will install the meter and turn on the power.

Agency: Predistribuce 		2 calendar days no charge
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