Seychelles

Getting Electricity in

Seychelles

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 Seychelles.

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  • Name of Utility: Public Utilities Corporation
  • City: Victoria

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application for a connection to the Public Utilities Corporation and await an approval and estimate of costs

The customer submits an application for an electricity connection to the Public Utilities Corporation. The application can be submitted in person or by mail. The following documents should be attached to the application: I,D., site and location plans, details of the required load, any other relevant information the customer wants to include.

Public Utilities Corporation will survey the area and suggest for the best location of connection. If the location /site plan is correct and accessible then there is no need for the applicant's representative to be present.
The application for the connection also includes an application for power supply. So if the application for connection is approved the customer automatically is bound by the supply agreement.
The connection fee is paid at the approval of the application.

Agency: Public Utilities Corporation 		21 calendar days SCR 35,420.0
* 2 Public Utilities Corporation inspects the site to prepare the estimate

PUC carries out an external inspection in order to prepare an estimate of the works. A representative of the client is present as the time of the inspection.
Agency: Public Utilities Corporation 		1 calendar day no charge
3 Purchase material for the connection works according to the requirements of the application approval letter

Once the application for connection is approved the customer has to buy the material for the external connection works carried out by the Public Utilities Corporation. The required materials are mentioned in the application approval letter.

Agency: Manufacturer 		105 calendar days no charge
* 4 Await and obtain an internal wiring inspection from the Public Utilities Corporation

The internal wiring inspection is necessary and mentioned in the application approval letter. The inspector from the Public Utilities Corporation visits the site to check the internal wiring work as per the existing standards. There can be multiple inspections of the internal wiring during the entire wiring process and there is a final testing of the wiring after the Public Utility Corporation receives the completion certificate from the customer's electrical contractor. In a standard case there will be two inspections one of which after the wiring is completed. Someone from the applicant’s party has to be present during the inspection.
Agency: PUC 		7 calendar days no charge
* 5 Obtain an excavation permit

Customer obtains an excavation permit at the Land Transportation Division
Agency: Land Transportation Division 		13 calendar days no charge
6 Await completion of the external connection works carried by the Public Utilities Corporation and final connection

Once the application approval is issued the Public Utilities Corporation carries out the external connection works up to the metering point.
The meter installation is done at the same time with the final inspection and testing of the installation by the Public Utilites Authority before they turn on the power. The power can be turned on only after the final inspection of the internal wiring (see procedures above).


Agency: Public Utilities Corporation 		21 calendar days USD 45,000.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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