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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: MOESK
  • City: Moscow

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application for an electricity connection to the local office of MOESK and await technical conditions

If the required load is less than 750 KW an application for an electricity connection is submitted to a local office of MOESK. Above 750 KW an application is submitted to the central office of MOESK.
The following documents are attached to the application: 1) Plan of the location of electrical equipment 2) Plan of electrical cables with the justification of the required load 3)a copy of the license of the firm which prepared the plan.
Furthermore the followign documents are required for the conclusion of a connection contract with MOESK 1) Documents certifying the legal status of the customer or his representative: certificate from the Business Registry, certificate from tax authorities, document certifying the head of the organization.
Once technical conditions are ready MOESK notifies the customer and a connection contract is signed.

There is not external inspection for the preparation of the technical conditions.

Agency: MOESK 		30 calendar days RUB 2,330,832.0
2 Await completion of the external connection design and its approval by a specialized private electrical design firm

Once the technical conditions are ready, the design/plan of the external connection can be prepared by an electrical design firm. It is usually more convenient to prepare plans of the internal wiring and external connection separately so that not to delay the approval of the designs. The electrical design firm should have a special license for preparation of electrical plans. The plan has to be approved at Rostechnadzor (electrical safety inspectorate, Mosenergosbyt ( in charge of metering and consumption contracts, tariffs, they approve the part of the project which concerns metering) and organization in charge of underground works, MOESK and possibly other organizations. The approvals are obtained by the project design firm.

Agency: Project design firm 		90 calendar days RUB 240,000.0
3 Customer obtains an excavation permit at the Directorate for Public Services of the District

The electrical contractor obtains an excavation permit. Potentially the electrical contractor will also need to obtain a permit at the gas, telephone and water companies depending on the requirements of the connection. Permits might be needed first at the stage of digging, then at the stage of laying the cable, then when the pavement is restored.


Agency: Directorate for Public Services of the District 		30 calendar days no charge
4 Await completion of the external connection works by a private electrical contractor

After the electrical design is ready the installation of the substation is completed by an electrical contractor hired by the customer. After the external connection works the electrical contractor fills out a package of technical documents specifying results of equipment tests and characteristics of the electrical installation.
The meter is also installed by the electrical contractor.



Agency: Private electrical contractor 		37 calendar days RUB 3,100,000.0
5 Obtain from MOESK a document on the completion of external connection works according to technical conditions

After the works are completed it is required to obtain from MOESK a document on the completion of works according to technical conditions. At this stage it is also possible that the utility inspects the completed works.

Agency: MOESK 		14 calendar days no charge
6 Await inspection of the meter by Mosenergosbyt (supply company)

After the external connection works and installation of the meter by the electrical contractor the meter is checked by Mosenergosbyt (supply company).

Agency: Mosenergosbyt 		12 calendar days RUB 10,000.0
7 Obtain a questionnaire of consumer of electrical energy at the department of transportation of energy at the local office MOESK

In order to conclude the document on the division of responsibilities and onwership document in the next procedure the client has to receive a questionnaire of the consumer of electrical energy at the local office of MOESK.


Agency: MOESK 		3 calendar days no charge
8 Await physical/actual connection by the utility and sign a contract dividing responsibilities for maintenance and ownership of the line.

The utility completes the physical/actual connection of the customer without turning on the power yet. The customer visits the regional office of MOESK, concludes a contract dividing responsibilities for maintenance and ownership of electrical equipment, signs a document on the completion of the technical connection and a document that the service was accepted.

Agency: MOESK 		14 calendar days no charge
9 Await and obtain an inspection by Rostechnadzor (Technical Inspectorate of Russia)

Rostechnadzor visits the site to inspect the completed external connection works. Rostechnadzor checks the technical documents filled out by the electrical contractor, external electrical works and internal wiring. After the inspection Rostechnadzor issues an operation permit.

Agency: Rostechnadzor 		30 calendar days no charge
10 Sign a supply contract with Mosenergosbyt (supply company) and await final connection.

After the issuance of the operation permit a supply contract is signed at Mosenergosbyt. Once the contract is signed the supply company sends a request to MOESK to turn on power.

Agency: Mosenergosbyt 		21 calendar days no charge
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