Yemen, Rep.

Getting Electricity in

Yemen, Rep.

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 Yemen, Rep..

This information 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 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2012.

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  • Name of Utility: Public Electricity Corporation (PEC)
  • City: Sana'a

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client requests electricity bill from a neighbor

Although this step is not required by law, it is done to ensure that the utility easily and quickly locates the building.
Agency: Neighbor 		1 calendar day no charge
2 The client applies for electricity connection and awaits estimate of connection fees from the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC)s

Application is submitted to the commercial management of the local office of the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC).
In addition to the application form, the customer needs to submit the following documents:
• Copy of the construction permit (and show the original)
• Copy of (personal or family) ID (and show the original)
• Copy of land scheme from the cadastre
• Copy of the electrical scheme along with the required load

The Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) checks the application form and a specialist reviews the file to check all documents have been submitted.
No clearances are required before the client can apply for electricity. The only requirements are to have the land title and the building permit.
Agency: Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) 		14 calendar days no charge
* 3 The client obtains external inspection from the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC)

The application process is followed by a site inspection by the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC). However, the inspector has to be picked up, as they do not always have their own means of transportation. Also, because of some issues in Yemen’s addressing system, it might be difficult for inspectors to know the exact location of the building if they are not picked up.
The Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) inspects the site to determine the specifics of the connection. The inspector then prepares an estimate of the connection fees and costs. Inspector’s fee is included in the total costs.

Any electrician can carry out the internal installation, and no inspection of the entire internal wiring is inspected during the process.

Agency: Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) 		1 calendar day no charge
4 The client signs contract and obtains external works and meter installation from the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC)

The customer pays all required fees at the utility and signs a contract with the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC).
For capacities above 100 kW, a private transformer is needed. For a load over 200 kW or 300 kW, customers usually prefer to buy the material themselves.
In this case, it the Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) provides the material, and its staff is in charge of the external works.
When the internal and external works are completed, meter is installed by the same department at the utility.

Agency: Public Electricity Corporation (PEC) 		20 calendar days YER 10,637,500.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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