Lithuania

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Lithuania

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: AB Lesto
  • City: Vilnius

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to AB Lesto and receive estimate and technical conditions

The customer submits an application for a connection to the utility. The utility issues technical conditions and estimate of costs.

Agency: AB Lesto 		21 calendar days no charge
2 Obtain design of the external connection works and its approval

Before external connection works can start a customer hires a project design firm which prepares a design and takes it for approval to the utility and Project Examination Department of Municipality. When approving the project the utility coordinates with water, gas and other companies.

Agency: Project design firm 		30 calendar days LTL 5,000.0
3 Sign Connection Service Agreement with AB Lesto and await completion of external connection works

The estimate has to be paid via bank transfer to the AB LESTO account. The customer signs the Connection Service Agreement and in the Agreement the Utility describes the payment schedule that the customer must follow. The utility is responsible for the design of the external connection and for the physical works. Material is available and the customer does not have to buy material.

Agency: AB Lesto 		90 calendar days LTL 12,727.2
* 4 Receive internal inspection and obtain certificate by State Energy Inspection

An internal inspection can be done in parallel with AB Lesto works (the external connection works). The customer must apply to the State Energy Inspection, a Division of the Ministry of Economy, and request a Certificate of Completion. The customer can request the internal inspection already when the Construction Permit is obtained. The internal wiring is the responsibility of the customer and someone from the customer's party is requested to be present during the inspection. The State Inspection examines the constructed warehouse and its documentation and signs the certificate “Completion of Works”.

Agency: State Energy Inspection 		18 calendar days no charge
5 Sign supply agreement, obtain installation and opening of meter by AB Lesto

The agreement with the electricity company on electricity supply is signed. The meter is installed after the electricity supply agreement has been signed and after the utility receives the Certificate from the State Energy Inspection which indicates that the internal wiring is successfully completed and that the utility works up to the meter are completed as well. The meter is installed by AB Lesto and by the same department that is doing the connection works. There is also an inspection done of the utility’s external connection work by the State Energy Inspection. The utility independently requests the State Energy Inspection to inspect the utility work (external inspection). This is the sole responsibility of the utility and the customer does not have to be present.


Agency: AB Lesto 		7 calendar days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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