Ukraine

Getting Electricity in

Ukraine

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 Ukraine.

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  • Name of Utility: JSC Kievenergo
  • City: Kiev

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit an application for connection to Kievenergo and await technical conditions and conclude supply contract

The customer submits to Kievenergo an application for an electricity connection. Attached to the application the customer has to submit a number of documents: a letter with a company seal requesting the connection, bank details of the applicant, company statute, registration certificate from the tax authorities, registration certificate of the company, certificate stating that the company is included in the national company registry, document stating the appointment of the CEO, property ownership certificate and location plan of the property to be connected. After reviewing the application Kievenergo issues technical conditions. The technical conditions concern only the external connection. In general they may include instructions for construction of a new substation; lining of high-voltage and low-voltage cables; in a case of reconstruction works - participation of the subscriber in the given actions.

The application for technical conditions is submitted to the Department of Development (департамент перспективного развития) at Kievenergo which is then internally passed on to the Regional Office in the particular area of Kiev where the warehouse is located and the regional office determines the point of connection. Technicians in the Regional offices know the network and the substations in their area very well and usually do not need to visit the site for preparation of technical conditions. At this point the connection contract is concluded which outlines the responsibilities between the customer and the utility.
Agency: Kievenergo 		7 calendar days UAH 1,442.0
2 Await completion and approval of the external connection design by a private electrical design company

Once the technical conditions are issued the customer hires a licensed project design company to prepare the electrical project design of the external connection. As part of the project design the company prepares a topogeodesic plan (топогеодезическую съемку М 1:500). The topogeodosic plan is prepared to determine the technical aspects of running cable through the landscape. At the same time the project design firm develops a project on the protection against corrosion of 10 kV cables if installation of a substation is required. These plans are developed simultaneously with the general electrical project design of the external connection.

While the project is being developed the approval of the location of the substation connection to the network and/or the route of the cable 10 kV and 0.4 kV has to be obtained from Kievenergo and from the Main Architectural Planning Organization. At this point the customer should have an operation permit for the warehouse or Main Plan with the Landscape Allocation Plan. The approvals are obtained by the project design firm.

If a substation is required before the project design is submitted for approval to Kievenergo it will have to be approved at the State Energy Inspectorate (Energonadzor/“Dergenergonaglyadu”).

Considering the load (140 kW) when receiving an approval of the project of external connection from Kievenergo it is required to attach the project of the internal wiring of the warehouse which at this point should be approved as part of the general architectural design of the warehouse.
Agency: Project design firm 		53 calendar days UAH 11,474.4
3 Obtain an excavation permit at the Head Directorate for Control of Maintenance of Kiev.

Electrical contractor obtains the permit.

Agency: Head Directorate for Control of Maintenance of Kiev 		3 calendar days UAH 250.0
4 Await completion of the external connection works by a private electrical contractor

Once the external connection design is ready and approved the external connection works can be carried out by a company which has licenses for external electrical connection works, for installing, testing and preparing substations 10/0.4 kV, for running 10 and 0.4 kV cable and which also has a certificate from an electrotechnical laboratory to take electrical measurements and to test high voltage equipment. If the customer hires a qualified electrical contractor he will have all of the above licenses.

In addition, the customer or the electrical contractor should have on their team an employee who has special certificate (level 5) for dealing with high voltage equipment.

The installed 10 and 0.4 kV cable lines have to be transferred to the city as “Underground Communication” and the electrical contractor has to obtain technical certificates for the lines. First the electrical contractor has to visit the Main Architectural Planning Organization then Regional Cable Lines and then finally submit the whole package of documents to the Department of Development at Kievenergo and receive there the technical certificate.

After the external connection works are finished electrical measurements have to be taken, and the cable lines, transformer and other electrical equipment including internal wiring have to be tested by the electrical contractor. After the testing the electrical contractor prepares a package of technical documents (more than 20 different documents).
Agency: Private electrical contractor 		40 calendar days UAH 39,750.0
5 Await and obtain an inspection by the Acceptance Committee (приемочная комиссия Государственного Архитектурно Строительного Контроля) of the Inspectorate of the State Archictecture and Construction control

The Committee consists of different members from government construction organizations. Kievenergo can be one of the members. The Committee checks the external installation and internal wiring. They accept the installation for operation (прием в эксплуатацию) and issue an Act for the final operation. The inspection is related to the operation of the whole building but the Committee checks the electrical part as well.
Agency: Acceptance Committee 		11 calendar days no charge
6 Await an external inspection carried out by the State Energy Inspectorate (Energonadzor)

Once the external connection works are completed the State Energy Inspectorate (Gosenergonadzor) inspects the completed external connection works. Someone from the applicant’s party has to be present. The Inspectorate checks whether the completed external connection works follow prescribed in the technical conditions specifications. The inspection by the State Inspectorate for Protection of Workers below is carried out to check the safety of the electrical installation.
Agency: Energonadzor (State Energy Inspectorate) 		7 calendar days no charge
7 Await and obtain an external inspection carried out by Kievenergo Energosbyt

Kievenergo supply checks the meters.
Agency: Kievenergo Energosbyt 		5 calendar days UAH 435.0
8 Await and obtain an external inspection carried out by the State Inspectorate for Protection of Workers

The State Inspectorate for Protection of Workers inspects the completed external connection works. Someone from the applicant’s party has to be present.

Agency: State Inspectorate for Protection of Workers 		5 calendar days UAH 350.0
9 Conclude a supply contract with Kievenergo (Energosbyt) and a contract for maintenance of the installed substation

To receive all the approvals required for energization (see next procedures) the customer has to first conclude a supply contract with Kievenergo (Energosbyt). The supply contract can be concluded only after all the inspections above are completed.

The documents for the supply contract can be sent by mail. It is required to submit a number of documents regarding internal wiring including a Technical Report of the tests of the internal wiring which should be completed after the internal wiring was finished by an electrician.
Agency: Energosbyt (Kievenergo) 		20 calendar days no charge
* 10 Await issuance of various approvals from various departments of Kievenergo required for energization

Once the supply contract is concluded the electrical contractor obtains from Kievenergo a package of documents which includes a form specifying all the electrical parameters of the substation, its plan, approvals from the Inspectorates and a form which has to be signed in 14 to 15 various departments of Kievenergo to obtain a permission to turn the substation on and connect it to the 10 kV line.
Agency: Kievenergo 		150 calendar days no charge
11 Submit a request to Kievenergo for a power turn on and electricity starts flowing

Once the form is signed at all the department of Kievenergo the customer submits all the approvals and forms to the dispatcher department of Kievenergo. The dispatcher department processes the order which permits it to turn off the 10 kV cable line, do the testing of the high voltage cable and finally turn on the electricity for the substation.
Agency: Kievenergo 		3 calendar days UAH 350.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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