Getting electricity connection in a new building or a new factory is not an easy task. It not only involves endless runs to the utility company but also completing various procedures.
Let us have a look at how much it costs, how many days it takes and how many procedures one has to fulfill to obtain electricity connection around the world, including India.
Note: The rankings are based on cost.
Cost
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy's income per capita.
All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit.
Procedure
A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company's employees or its main electrician or electrical engineer (that is, the one who may have done the internal wiring) with external parties such as the electricity distribution utility, electricity supply utilities, government agencies, electrical contractors and electrical firms.
Time
Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up and no extra payments.
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India
Cost: 216.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 7
Time: 67 days
World ranking: 54
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Japan
Cost: 0.00 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 3
Time: 117 days
World ranking: 1
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Hong Kong
Cost: 1.7 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 43 days
World ranking: 2
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Qatar
Cost: 4.1 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 3
Time: 90 days
World ranking: 3
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Norway
Cost: 7.1 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 66 days
World ranking: 4
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Trinidad and Tobago
Cost: 7.9 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 61 days
World ranking: 5
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Australia
Cost: 9.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 81 days
World ranking: 6
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Israel
Cost: 12.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 6
Time: 132 days
World ranking: 7
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Iceland
Cost: 13.6 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 22 days
World ranking: 8
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The United Arab Emirates
Cost: 14.6 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 55 days
World ranking: 9
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Panama
Cost: 15.4 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 35 days
World ranking: 10
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Uruguay
Cost: 15.9 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 48 days
World ranking: 11
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The United States
Cost: 16.8 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 68 days
World ranking: 12
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Saudi Arabia
Cost: 18.1 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 71 days
World ranking: 13
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Argentina
Cost: 20.4 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 6
Time: 67 days
World ranking: 14
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Sweden
Cost: 20.7 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 3
Time: 52 days
World ranking: 15
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The Netherlands
Cost: 30.7 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 143 days
World ranking: 16
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Singapore
Cost: 31.1 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 36 days
World ranking: 17
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Finland
Cost: 31.7 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 53 days
World ranking: 18
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South Korea
Cost: 38.6 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 49 days
World ranking: 19
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France
Cost: 40.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 123 days
World ranking: 20
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Brunei Darussalam
Cost: 42.9 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 56 days
World ranking: 21
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Kuwait
Cost: 48.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 7
Time: 42 days
World ranking: 22
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Germany
Cost: 49.9 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 3
Time: 17 days
World ranking: 23
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Taiwan
Cost: 52.4 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 4
Time: 23 days
World ranking: 24
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Portugal
Cost: 54.6 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 5
Time: 64 days
World ranking: 25
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Greece
Cost: 59.2 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 6
Time: 77 days
World ranking: 26
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Oman
Cost: 62.5 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 6
Time: 62 days
World ranking: 27
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Switzerland
Cost: 62.7 per cent of income per capita
Procedures: 3
Time: 39 days
World ranking: 28
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