Poland

Getting Electricity in

Poland

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 Poland.

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  • Name of Utility: RWE Stoen
  • City: Warsaw

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application at RWE Stoen and await technical conditions

The application to the utility can be submitted online, however the following documents require notarization: Documents confirming ownership rights of the plots. No external inspection is required . After the customer has received the technical conditions, he/she is negotiating the connection agreement.
Agency: RWE Stoen Operator 		53 calendar days no charge
2 Hire electrical contractor to do the design and to obtain approvals from the utility

The customer can hire an electrical design firm/electrical contractor to do the design of the external connection and to obtain all necessary approvals. This firm is usually different from the firm/electrician who did the internal wiring. The design has to be approved by the utility.

Once the design has been approved by the utility, the electrical design firm is announcing the external connection to the municipality. For a 140kVA power connection, an underground cable is necessary. In order to dig and to lay the cable, the electrical design firm needs to submit an application to the municipality to announce them the external connection works (to lay the cable in the ground).

The design of the external connection and all the approvals need to be submitted to the municipality.
Agency: RWE Stoen Operator 		75 calendar days no charge
3 Obtain excavation permit from the road authority

In order to lay the cables accross the road, the private firm needs to obtain a permit from the road authorities.
Agency: Road Authority 		30 calendar days no charge
4 Electrical contractor carries out the external connection works

A connection for 140kVa would not be done to the low voltage network, but rather to the medium voltage and thus needs the installation of a transformer (250kVA). The electrical design firm/electrical contractor is buying the transformer. The electrical contractor is installing the transformer and doing the external connection works.
Agency: Private electrical contractor 		7 calendar days USD 26,000.0
5 Submit report on termination of works with the report on internal wiring signed by the private electrician. RWE Stoen inspects the site.

At the end of the external connection works the private contractor submits a report to the utility and requests an approval. The utility comes and do an inspection. The customer or his representative has to be present.
The customer also has to submit the report on the internal wiring to the distribution utility. The customer's electrician in charge of the internal wiring has to be licensed with the Electricians Associations (Public accreditation).
Agency: RWE Stoen Operator 		7 calendar days no charge
6 Conclude supply agreement and wait opening of the meter

After the external connection works have been approved, the customer has to conclude a supply contract and wait for the opening of the meter.
Agency: RWE Stoen or another supplier 		14 calendar days no charge
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