Gambia, The

Getting Electricity in

Gambia, The

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 Gambia, The.

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  • Name of Utility: National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC)
  • City: Banjul

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) and await site inspection

NAWEC’s headquarter is in Kanifing itself (where the warehouse would also be built) – Customer has to fill out an application and attach a copy of the business registration, a location plan of the property (can be sketched by self) and indicate the number of the pole nearest to the premises – an initial deposit has to be made but will be deducted from the total connection cost – NAWEC will then carry out a survey to do a feasibility study.
Agency: National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) 		11 calendar days GMD 200.0
2 Customer hires NAWEC pre-qualified electrical contractor for conducting external connection works

When customers apply for a service that would require an extension of poles or transformer, NAWEC provides them the list of Prequalified electrical contractors and they would contact them directly. Usually, customers contact more than one contractor for a quotation and in most cases, they go for the lowest price.
Agency: NAWEC Pre-qualified contractor 		1 calendar day no charge
3 Receive site and internal wiring inspection from NAWEC and await estimate

This is the survey done by NAWEC to conduct a feasibility study. The Survey usually involves that someone will come and visit the premise and make an estimate. Some one from the applicant’s party has to be present at the time of the inspection.
Agency: National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) 		14 calendar days no charge
4 Customer's pre-qualified contractor conducts external connection works

The pre-qualified contractor hired by customer conducts all external connection works. He also purchases all materials. When being hired, he gives a quotation to the customer with all costs included.
Agency: NAWEC Pre-qualified contractor 		45 calendar days GMD 709,800.0
5 NAWEC conducts site inspection for meter installation, installs the meter and electricity starts flowing

Getting the meter in the past was sometimes a problem, but NAWEC claims that they have this size on store. NAWEC’s Business Unit will request the material. Once the meter has been installed, electricity starts flowing right away. The customer’s electrician takes care of the electricity to start flowing by connecting internal and external wiring.
Agency: National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) 		7 calendar days no charge
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