Qatar

Getting Electricity in

Qatar

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 Qatar.

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  • Name of Utility: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa)
  • City: Doha

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client’s approved electrical contractor submits application, and awaits estimate of connection fees and internal inspection from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa)

The customer needs to hire an electrical consultant to design the internal installation and later inspect its execution, and an electrical contractor to execute the internal wiring. Both need to be approved by the electricity utility, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).

The approved electrical contractor completes, signs, stamps, and submits an application (‘Service Note’ and ‘Meter Card’) to the Installations section of the Customer Services department at Kahramaa for electricity supply.
After the submittal, the form is forwarded to the concerned Kahramaa departments for the initial approval of the application (the client deals with the Installations Section of the Customer Service; the application is forwarded internally to other departments, such as Planning & Distribution that is in charge of the network design, etc.). The approval will be indicated on the bottom of the back side of the form.
When the approval is obtained, a copy of the form is given to the contractor to fulfill the said conditions in order to receive the requested service.
Any charges to be paid by the client as a result of the required service will be received from the concerned Kahramaa departments on a separate letter and will be collected prior to performing any work.
The client will need to attach the following documents to the application:

• ID card
• Copy of Policy Plan
• Copy of ‘Land Deed’
• One set of approved Building Permit drawings
• Copy of Building Permit
• If the execution of the client request requires the construction of a substation, the client is requested to submit electrical drawings signed and stamped by an approved electrical consultant (which is not the case for 200 A)

Thanks to the drawings submitted and the utility’s up-to-date maps, no inspection of the site is necessary to determine the specifics of the connection.

Agency: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) 		30 calendar days no charge
2 The client obtains internal inspection from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa)

In this case, a service cabinet is needed. The customer’s approved electrical contractor will need to submit the drawings for the cabinet to Kahramaa for approval and then install it (normally in the property boundary wall facing a street, and as close as possible to the LV main which will supply it).

After the internal works have been completed, the client will need to set up an appointment with the Installations Section at the Customer Service department for inspection.

The utility makes a general check of the internal installations that affect safety, such as installation levels, etc.

An insulation resistance test is made at the incoming supply terminals of each distribution board and switchboard to measure the outgoing circuits. This test shall be made and passed satisfactorily before any completed installation or alteration to an existing installation is connected to the Qatar General Electricity And Water Corporation (Kahramaa) supply.

Where practicable, so that all parts of the wiring may be tested, all lamps should be removed and all current using apparatus should be disconnected and all local switches controlling lamps or apparatus should be closed.

Agency: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) 		1 calendar day no charge
3 The client requests and obtains external works either by Kahramaa’s contractor or their own contractor

For a capacity of up to 200 Ampere and a distance to the closest substation less than 350 meters, external works consist in connecting the service cabinet to the nearest distribution transformer via underground cables.

Kahramaa’s contractor will be in charge of laying out a cable from the building to the closest supply, and after that, for installing the meter and turning on electricity. The customer's contractor could potentially also do the works in a simple case like this.

Agency: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) or customer's contractor 		49 calendar days no charge
4 The client requests and obtains meter installation and final connection by Kahramaa’s contractor

After the inspection of the internal wiring has been carried out, Kahramaa will give a form to the approved electrical contractor to fill out, submit and get approved by Kahramaa to obtain meter installation and final supply.

For a capacity of up to 200 Ampere and a distance to the closest substation less than 350 meters, external works consist in connecting the service cabinet to the nearest distribution transformer via underground cables.

Kahramaa’s contractor will be in charge of laying out a cable from the building to the closest supply, and after that, for installing the meter and turning on electricity.
The client will also need to submit a copy of the building completion certificate in order to activate supply.

Agency: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) 		10 calendar days QAR 12,900.0
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