Korea, Rep.

Getting Electricity in

Korea, Rep.

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: Korea Electric Power Corp
  • City: Seoul

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and receive internal wiring inspection by KEPCO

The request for inspection can be requested after the internal wiring is finished and before external connection works start. The engineer’s certification stamp and supervisor posting confirmation has to be attached to the request. The customer electrical contractor also obtains electrical sanction clearance from Korea Electrical Safety Corporation.

Agency: Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) 		29 calendar days KRW 469,000.0
* 2 The customer submits application to KEPCO and awaits estimate

After the cables have been laid underground and the road has been closed again, the customer goes to the local department of the utility to sign a contract for meter installation. Meters are prepaid. The distribution utility sends engineers to carry out an internal inspection and the final connection and to install the meter. The engineers are from a different department than those that did the external connection.

Agency: Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) 		12 calendar days KRW 8,804,000.0
3 KEPCO hired private electrical contractor conducts external service line works

The client hires an electrical contractor to design the external connection and to carry out the external connection works.

Agency: Electrical Contractor 		17 calendar days no charge
4 KEPCO installs meter and electricity starts flowing

Utility comes to the site to install meter and turns on electricity

Agency: Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) 		3 calendar days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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