Palau

Getting Electricity in

Palau

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 Palau.

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  • Name of Utility: Palau Public Utilities Corporation
  • City: Koror

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application to PPUC for an electricity connection and await an estimate of connection fees.

The application for an electricity connection is submitted by the same electrician who completed internal wiring. The following documents should be submitted: service request and if required an easement form for the land/property which should to be notarized before submission and map of the proposed site. The applicant must fill the load calculation form listing down all the appliances and their respective consumptions of energy (in Watts).
The supply contract is signed at the application stage together with the agreement for connection.
Since the application is for a commercial establishment, customer would have to pay for all materials and labor.

There is a security deposit. It is based on the load. There is no interest rate paid on the security deposit and it is refundable after 1 year.

The connection fees are regulated by the following law: PPUC RPPL 4-13

After the surveyor completes the inspection (see procedure below), the invoice for the connection will be issued, customer service will inform a customer to pay, and a hook-up will be scheduled.
There is a legal time limit of 30 days for the utility to issue the invoice.

Agency: PPUC 		14 calendar days USD 5,460.0
* 2 Await and receive external Inspection from PPUC

There is an external inspection of the site. Customer’s representative has to be present at the site.

Customer must have his or her electrician wire and connect all the required lines before a PPUC surveyor or inspector does her part. During the inspection the surveyor also inspects the wires and makes sure that there is a correct # of wires and they are safely connected to the meter base. However, he doesn’t check the wiring inside the warehouse.
There are no electrical wiring regulations.

Agency: PPUC 		1 calendar day no charge
3 Obtain an excavation permit at the municipality

The excavation permit is obtained by the customer at the state office where the warehouse is located.
Agency: State office 		3 calendar days no charge
4 Await completion of the connection works by PPUC

Installation of a transformer will be required.
PPUC will complete all the works.

Agency: PPUC 		101 calendar days USD 7,000.0
5 Await installation of the meter by PPUC and electricity starts flowing.

The final connection is completed by the distribution department and a meter is installed by a metering department.
Agency: PPUC 		7 calendar days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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