Haiti

Getting Electricity in

Haiti

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: Electricité d’Haiti (EdH)
  • City: Port au Prince

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client hires a private contractor who applies for electricity connection with the Electricité d'Haïti (EDH) on their behalf and client awaits estimate of connection fees

External works can be carried out by Electricité d'Haïti (EDH) or by a private contractor provided they have obtained the utility’s approval. The final connection however, is always done by the utility.
The common approach is to hire a private contractor (a list of these is available at the utility) to save time and because the utility often lacks the necessary material

The client can also either submits the application for connection themselves or ask their contractor to do so on their behalf.
• Request of connection can be done in two ways:By letter from the company head
• In person at one of the centers or agencies offering the utility’s services

The utility then inspects the site and prepares an estimate of the connection fees:
• An estimate for the construction of the Low-Voltage of Medium-Voltage line and of the unit substation
• An estimate for the construction of the metering system


Agency: Electricité d'Haïti 		21 calendar days HTG 1,500.0
* 2 The client obtains external inspection by Electricité d'Haïti (EDH)



Agency: Electricité d'Haïti 		1 calendar day HTG 522,961.6
3 The client obtains external works from private contractor

The private contractor enters discusses with the client about the technical details of the works (capacity, voltage, etc.) and submits the design to the utility for approval. The contractor also prepares an estimate of the fees for the construction of the lines and unit substation.
The contractor will also need to write to the utility to obtain approval to work on the network.


Agency: Private firm 		15 calendar days USD 7,500.0
4 The client requests installation of metering system and final connection from Electricité d'Haïti (EDH)

Once the works have been completed the client requests meter installation from Electricité d'Haïti (EDH).
No inspection of the entire internal wiring is carried out during the process.
For capacities below 300 kVA, the utility normally has the meters (and current transformers) in stock.


Agency: Electricité d'Haïti 		30 calendar days HTG 250,000.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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