Switzerland Doing Business 2020

Switzerland
Doing Business 2020
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reflected here, see the summary below.
Figure – Getting Electricity in Switzerland and comparator economies – Measure of Quality
Switzerland
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Italy
OECD
high
income
6.4
6.6
6.8
7
7.2
7.4
7.6
7.8
8
8.2
Index score
7
8
7
8
7
7.4
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Details – Getting Electricity in Switzerland – Procedure, Time and Cost
Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.
No.
Procedures
Time to Complete
Associated Costs
1
Submit application to EKZ and await estimate
: Elektrizitaetswerke des Kantons Zuerich (EKZ)
Agency
An application can be submitted online and by mail. Documents to be attached are the cadastre
plan (“Kadasterplan” 1:500) and plans of the building. The documents do not need to be notarized.
14 calendar days
CHF 0
2
Pay estimate and obtain external works from EKZ
: Elektrizitaetswerke des Kantons Zuerich (EKZ)
Agency
The estimate is paid at a bank and the customer has to show a proof of payment. The customer
has to pay 80% of the quotation to EKZ.
Once the estimate is paid the external works can commence. The utility provides the material
(cable, cable isolation, meter, other smaller material, etc). EKZ does the design and the physical
works of the connection.
24 calendar days
CHF 46,520
3
Receive meter installation, internal inspection and electricity flow
: Private electrician/Elektrizitaetswerke des Kantons Zuerich (EKZ)
Agency
The meter is installed by the utility. There is an internal inspection done by EKZ or another
accredited agency ("akkreditierte Inspektionsstelle des Eidgenössischen
Starkstrominspektorates") . Electricity is flowing immediately if a supply contract is concluded. For
a supply contract the customer in practice usually concludes a use of network and supply contract.
1 calendar day
CHF 0