Togo

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Togo

Listed below are the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building.

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.

  • Name of Utility: Togo Electricité
  • City: Lomé

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application, await estimate and sign contract with C.E.E.T.

The customer has to submit an application at the utility. After the customer has paid the estimate, he has to sign a supply contract with the utility. Documents to be submitted: Plan of location to indicate the address and geographic location, ID or passport and application form. There is no internal inspection of the warehouse and no certificate or notification regarding the safety of the internal wiring is required by the utility. There is an external inspection procedure to check the site, however in practice external inspections are not carried out.

Agency: Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) 		30 calendar days USD 192.5
* 2 Receive external inspection by C.E.E.T.

The regulatory agency prescribes an external site visit by the utility, however the utility cannot always guarantee an inspection of the site of the warehouse. If an inspection is carried out, the utility verifies the actual plot of the warehouse and if it is covered by its network to establish the cost estimate.

Agency: Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) 		15 calendar days no charge
3 Receive external connection works by C.E.E.T.

The requested 140kVA can be accommodated by an extension of the MV network and a private transformer. The material is provided by the utility. The utility is installing the transformer post and carrying out the extension of the MV line. The utility can also hire a sub-contractor for this work.

Agency: Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) 		30 calendar days USD 19,500.0
4 Receive meter installation, final connection and flow of electricity

The meter is installed at the same time or after the connection works by CEET. Electricity starts flowing immediately after the final connection has been done.

Agency: Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) 		14 calendar days USD 6,809.6
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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