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Tanzania

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: Tanesco
  • City: Dar es Salaam

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application with Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco and await estimate

The common practice is to submit the application in person. The following documents are required for application: passport size photo of the customer, electrical drawings of the wiring. The documents do not need notarization. The electrician who did the internal wiring also submits a signed notification that the internal wiring is done according to safety standards.

Agency: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco 		11 calendar days TZS 5,900.0
2 Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco carries out external inspection

An external site inspection is necessary. Someone from the customer’s party has to be present, in particular the electrician who carried out the wiring works. Generally the presence of someone from the customer’s party becomes necessary because most parts of Dar es Salaam have no elaborate road network and no street names.

Agency: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco 		7 calendar days no charge
3 Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco carries out external connection works and installs meter

For a load of 140kVA a transformer of 200kVA will be most likely required. The utility is supplying the transformer and all the other material and installing the transformer. The customer pays a connection fee which includes a security deposit. The meter gets installed by the utility at the same time as when the connection is done.

Agency: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco 		90 calendar days TZS 7,485,855.0
4 Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco carries out internal inspection and final connection

The internal wiring is done by a licensed electrician. The electrician must be licensed with the Electricity Licensing Board (ELCB) but also work under a firm registered by the Contractors Registration Board (CRB). The inspection of the internal wiring is carried out before the final connection by the electricity supplier (Tanesco). The inspection does not have to be requested. The electrician who did the internal wiring has to be present during the inspection.

Agency: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited - Tanesco 		1 calendar day no charge
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