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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: MERALCO
  • City: Quezon city

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to MERALCO and await site inspection

No notarization required on approval for any other body. MERALCO evaluates the application, and sends engineer to site inspection and inspection of service entrance. Requirements along with application include:

Initial requirement to start the Service Application Process
- Formal request letter
- Complete service application form
- Electrical Plan signed & sealed by Professional Electrical Engineer (load schedule, list of loads, single line diagram, location sketch)

Other requirements to follow on or before contracting

- Wiring Permit (Original/Meralco Copy for issuance of meter base)
- Valid ID card with picture ( Driver's license, GSIS ID, SSS ID, Passport, TIN Card, Firearm's License, Philhealth ID, PRC License, Original NBI Clearance, Pag-ibig ID)
- TIN Card / BIR Certificate of Registration
- SEC Registration with Articles of Incorporation or DTI Registration
- Company's Latest General Information Sheet (GIS)
- Secretary's Certificate
- Contract of Lease / Transfer Certificate Title (TCT) / Deed of Sale / Condominium Title Certificate (CTC) / Contract to Sell
- Depending on the nature of your business and location, a PEZA or BOI Certification for Zero VAT Rating

Other requirements to follow on or before energization
-CFEI
-Payment of service deposit


Agency: MERALCO 		3 calendar days no charge
2 Receive site visit from MERALCO and await estimate



Agency: MERALCO 		14 calendar days no charge
3 Hire Registered Master Electrician/Registered Electrical Engineer or a Professional Electrical Engineer to conduct inspection and he signs “Completion of Certificate of Electrical Installation"

This is done once all electrical installation/internal wiring is complete. Owner is required to engage the services of a Registered Master Electrician, Registered Electrical Engineer or a Professional Electrical Engineer to conduct inspections which will be signed by the electrical professional involved.

Agency: Electrical Contractor 		1 calendar day PHP 3,000.0
4 Request and receive Certificate of Electrical Inspection (CEI) from Quezon City

Request for Certificate of Electrical Inspection (CEI) from Quezon City. This can be done once the electrical installations are completed and engineer in-charge of installation signs the “Completion Certificate of Electrical Installation” and submitted together with the application for CEI to the City.

Agency: Quezon City 		7 calendar days PHP 7,500.0
5 Submit Certificate of Inspection to MERALCO and MERALCO completes external connection, meter installation and electricity starts flowing

Once Service Contract is signed with Meralco and fees/deposits are signed, Meralco starts installation of power service connection and metering system necessary for the external connection.The CEI is received by MERALCO, and the meter is released for customer after this. Security deposit charged can be refunded by the customer, including the accumulated interest, only upon the termination of the service contract or if the account is transferred to another owner. Interest rate fluctuates with the current central bank rate, and is accrued to the account.

Agency: MERALCO 		25 calendar days PHP 723,503.8
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