Slovak Republic

Getting Electricity in

Slovak Republic

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: Zapadoslovenska Energetika
  • City: Bratislava

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply for connection and await conclusion of the technical study and sign Agreement for Connection.

The application for connection can be submitted via mail or in person. Documents attached to the application: technical drawings of the area, property license (proof of ownership). The application is free. The documents do not need notarization.

The request for connection is the base for the Agreement for Connection, a contract defining technical details and conditions of the connection. It is updated annually.
The applicant has to pay the estimate at the bank and show proof of the payment at the utility.
The connection fee is 42.02 Eur per 1kW without taxes (VAT is 19%) on MV side. The connection fee is regulated by the Regulatory Office for Network Industries Decree No. 2/2007.
On LV side connection fees are: 140 kW=203A 3x250A=1,592.41Eur (without VAT 19%) This fee covers construction of the related grid equipment and electrometer installation. The fee has to be paid once the connection agreement is signed. The applicant has a maximum of one month to sign the connection agreement.



Agency: ZSE Distribucia 		24 calendar days EUR 4,012.8
2 Await approval of the project design at ZSE Distribucia

After the connection agreement is signed the customer prepares a design of the construction project which also includes the design of the external connection and internal wiring. ZSE examines the project and issues a statement specifying in detail what is required for the connection.
The design of the construction project including the design of the external connection and the approval statement from ZSE is then submitted by the applicant to the building authority so he can receive a building permit.


Agency: ZSE Distribucia 		30 calendar days no charge
3 Await completion of the external works carried out by ZSE Distribucia or electrical contractor

In the case of the connection to low voltage the utility is in charge of the external works. ZSE will also install the meter.
In the case of installation of a transformer substation a customer can hire either Enermont, Ltd, a subsidiary of ZSE, or a private company to do the actual installation and carry out technical inspection/coordination at the end of the works.
The excavation permit is obtained either by ZSE or by the customer depending on whether the part of the line belongs to the customer or the utility. The excavation permit is a part of building permission, so the excavation permit is issued by the Building Authority. The time to obtain the excavation permit depends on what type of road is crossed. The cost also depends on these factors.

In case of a simple hook up customer needs to buy material only for his/her share of the grid (that begins behind the off-take point of the connection/electrometer).

The material is available more than 50% of the time.
Any licensed electrician can work on the internal wiring.


Agency: ZSE Distribucia or electrical contractor 		109 calendar days EUR 25,000.0
4 Sign supply contract with ZSE

The customer needs to sign a contract with the electricity supplier, which can be either ZSE trading company or its market competitors.

Agency: ZSE 		7 calendar days no charge
5 Await installation of the meter and electricity starts flowing

Local ZSE Dept. Unit installs the meter after the contract has been signed.Before ZSE can connect the customer to electricity it will need approval statements from the Building Authority which visits the site to inspect completed external connection works, internal wiring, gas connection and etc. The Building Authority checks whether all the work is completed according to the guidelines issued by all the electricity, gas, water and telecommuncations utilities.
After the supply contract is concluded, the meter is installed, and approvals from the Building Authority are received, ZSE could turn on the power.


Agency: ZSE 		7 calendar days no charge
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