Greece

Getting Electricity in

Greece

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: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou (DEI) (also known as the Public Power Corporation (PPC) of Greece)
  • City: Athens

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client applies for electricity connection and awaits estimate of connection fees from the Public Power Corporation (aka Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou)

In addition to the application form, the client needs to submit the following documents to request an electricity connection:
• Copy of the building permit authenticated by the Town Planning Agency. This is necessary to obtain the final connection, but to initiate the process a simple copy of the permit is enough.
• Certificate of commitment or exemption from the obligation to construct an indoor substation issued by the competent PPC Service for constructions greater than 2,500 m3 or Sworn Statement of a licensed Engineer for constructions smaller than 2,500 m3 , having used the maximum floor area ratio, where necessary. In cases where the installation of an indoor substation is compulsory, the concession contract (buy or lease contract) must be signed prior to service connection.
• Installations permit from the Prefecture, according to Law 3325/2005 (to install and operate certain equipment, such as refrigerators. The installation permit is usually obtained before the building permit and constitutes one of its requirements).
• Statement from the electrician in charge of internal wiring on details of the requested load

A technical designer from PPC will then visit the building and elaborate a plan for the method to connect it with the utility’s network. PPC will inform the client by phone of the date of the visit. A representative of the client’s must also be present for the inspection.

The fees can be paid only at the utility offices. The client needs to sign a contract with PPC to start the works.

Any private electrician approved by the Greek ministry can carry out the internal wiring. The utility does not inspect the entire internal wiring.


Agency: Public Power Corporation (PPC SA) 		25 calendar days no charge
* 2 The client obtains external inspection from the Public Power Corporation



Agency: Public Power Corporation (PPC SA) 		1 calendar day no charge
* 3 The client’s electrician obtains certification of their sworn statement by the Tax office

To obtain turn on of electricity, the electrician/ electrical installer will need to submit a sworn statement on the details of the internal installation, certifying they have inspected it and it was carried out in compliance with the Regulations on Internal Electrical Installations (laws 4483/65 and 2302/95). Although this statement is needed at the last stage of the connection process, it is usually submitted before signing the connection contract with PPC. The statement needs to be certified by the Tax Office as follows:
• For building permits issued before 31.12.94, the Sworn Statement of the Installer must be certified by the competent Tax Offices (of the owner and of the electrician)
• For building permits issued after 31.12.94, a certification from the owner's Tax Office is necessary.


Agency: Tax office 		1 calendar day no charge
4 The client signs connection contract and awaits end of external works from the Public Power Corporation

After having paid the connection fees, to sign a contract with PPC’s technical department, the client needs to submit the following documents (in the case of a Limited Liability Company):
• Address of the client (for correspondence), tax registration number, and phone and fax numbers.
• Copy of the OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, in which is published the statute of the company, as well as any possible future modifications to that statute.
• Extract from the meeting proceedings of the company’s Administration Council in order to determine the representatives of the company.

In Athens, only PPC can carry out the external connection works. The connection to PPC’s network for consumptions till 250 kVA consists of laying out cables from the metering point to the nearest supply point on the LV network. A private transformer/substation is not required for constructions till 250 kVA.

The excavation permit is usually applied for and obtained by the utility from the Municipality.

Agency: Public Power Corporation (PPC SA) 		33 calendar days EUR 10,895.0
* 5 The client obtains statement from Municipality that client has fulfilled all dues and taxes

After internal wiring and external connections have been completed, and before the client can obtain electricity, they will need to submit to PPC SA a statement from the relevant Municipality showing that they have paid all their municipal dues and taxes.
This is necessary in order for the utility to make the final connection, and is in accordance with the laws 25/75, 1080/80, and 2130/93.


Agency: Athens Municipality 		1 calendar day no charge
6 The client signs supply contract and obtains meter installation and final connection from the Public Power Corporation

Once the construction is finished and the internal wiring is ready to be connected to the external network, the client should sign a contract with a supplier and submit the following documents in order to obtain the final connection (note that if the client decided to stay with PPC for supply of electricity, they can sign a contract with PPC’s retail department):
• Copy of contract with the electricity supplier (assumed to be PPC) according to law 3426/05 and Code on Electricity Supply Ministerial decision 4524/01
• Copy of authenticated building permit with the special seal for PPC SA (Laws 1512/85 and 2242/94, and Circular 61/85 of the Ministry of Environment Planning and Public Works)
• Copy of contract with PPC SA on usage of land for substation (if needed)
• Certified Sworn Statement from electrician on the details of the internal installation.
• Completion certificate, if the building permit was obtained after January 1, 2006 (Law 3610/2007 and Circular 1008/2008 - Ministry of Economy and Economic POL)
• Statement from Municipality showing that all municipal dues and tax requirements have been fulfilled
• Certification of registration of elevator from the relevant Prefecture (Common Ministerial decision F9.2/29362/1957/2005)


Agency: Public Power Corporation (PPC SA) 		19 calendar days EUR 810.6
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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