Eritrea

Dealing with Construction Permits in

Eritrea

Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections. 

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.

  • Building a warehouse

  • Estimated Warehouse Value: ERN 7,315,000
  • City: Asmara

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain design approval from Municipality

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipality
30 days ERN 6,000
2 Obtain approval of electricity designs from EEA (Eritrean Electric Authority)

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Eritrean Electric Authority (EEA)
22 days no charge
3 Hire consultant/supervisor

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.
5 days ERN 50
4 Obtain phone line from ERITEL

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: ERITEL
60 days ERN 2,000
* 5 Receive inspection by telephone company

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: ERITEL
7 days no charge
* 6 Obtain water and sewage connection from Water and Sewage authority

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Water and Sewage Authority
30 days ERN 6,000
* 7 Receive inspection by water department

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Water and Sewage Authority
7 days no charge
8 Receive inspection from Labor office - I

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Labor Office
1 day no charge
9 Receive inspection from Labor office - II

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Labor Office
1 day no charge
10 Receive inspection from Labor office - III

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Labor Office
1 day no charge
11 Receive inspection from Labor office - IV

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Labor Office
1 day no charge
12 Receive inspection from Labor office - V

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Labor Office
1 day no charge
13 Receive inspection from Municipal technical office - I

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipal Technical Office
1 day no charge
14 Receive inspection from Municipal technical office - II

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipal Technical Office
1 day no charge
15 Receive inspection from Municipal technical office - III

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipal Technical Office
1 day no charge
16 Receive inspection from Municipal technical office - IV

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipal Technical Office
1 day no charge
17 Receive inspection from Municipal technical office - V

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipal Technical Office
1 day no charge
18 Obtain completion certificate from consultant

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Consultant
30 days no charge
19 Receive final inspection

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.
1 day no charge
20 Obtain completion certificate from Municipality

No practice in 2005–2011. No commercial building permits issued to the private sector.

Agency: Municipality
30 days ERN 200
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.