Iraq

Getting Electricity in

Iraq

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 Iraq.

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  • Name of Utility: Ministry of Electricity
  • City: Baghdad

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client obtains a clearance from the Property Tax agency

The clearance is needed to obtain an electricity connection for commercial buildings. This should be submitted along with the application.
Agency: Property Tax agency 		7 calendar days no charge
2 The client submits application for electricity and awaits estimate of connection fees from the Ministry of Electricity

The client submits a petition to the local distribution office (covering the area where the warehouse is located) to request supply of electricity. The petition will then be reviewed by the office manager, after which the planning department will decide on the way to feed the warehouse with supply (directly to the LV network or through installing a distribution transformer). That same department will issue a report deciding on the availability of capacity to accommodate the customer's demand.
In this case, a distribution transformer would be needed.
Agency: Ministry of Electricity 		26 calendar days no charge
* 3 The client obtains inspection of the site by the Ministry of Electricity

The office manager will request the technical department to inspect the site. The inspection is conducted for the following reasons:
a. To check whether the wiring (the interface to the public network) is done properly and ready to be connected to the distribution network.
b. To identify the nearest connection point to the 11 kV feeder.
c. To determine the material required to carry out the connection works.
The inspection is followed by a report addressed to the manager.
Agency: Ministry of Electricity 		1 calendar day no charge
4 The client's electrical contractor carries out the low-voltage part of the external works from the transformer to the warehouse

The utility carries out the external works including connection to the medium-voltage network. The client's electrical contractor does the works from the transformer to the warehouse.
Agency: Customer's electrical contractor 		3 calendar days no charge
5 The client obtains external works and final connection from the Ministry of Electricity

The manager reviews the inspection report and notes from the local office on the availability of material, then asks the commercial department to determine the cost of material and services.
The client needs to pay all the fees in advance. The manager checks the entire petition (paper copy) has been filled out. If the form is complete and according to the regulations in place, the manager will request implementation.
The technical team will take all necessary actions to bring the materials to the site and carry out the works: install the poles (distance of 25 meters between every 2 poles), the overhead wires, a 250-kVA transformer and its accessories, and connect the warehouse to the distribution network.
In theory, both the MV and the LV networks can be overhead or underground in Baghdad. In the area assumed however, the most likely case is to have overhead connection.
Because the works are carried out by the utility, the client is not requested to obtain any special permit. In the case of an underground connection, the Ministry of Electricity will need to obtain an excavation permit. In the case of an overhead connection, no such permit is even required.
Agency: Ministry of Electricity 		11 calendar days USD 13,639.8
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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