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How long does it take to get an electricity connection?

Days needed to get a new commercial electricity connection, for each country (World Bank Doing Business).

It typically takes 114 days, and anywhere from 114 days to 114 days (Afghanistan, 2019).

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Time to get an electricity connection by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 114s 114s 114s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 71s 71s 71s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 84s 84s 84s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 42s 42s 42s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 92s 92s 92s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 72s 72s 72s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 75s 75s 75s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 23s 23s 23s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 69s 69s 69s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 124.46s 124.46s 124.46s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 78s 78s 78s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 171s 171s 171s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 60s 60s 60s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 90s 90s 90s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 61s 61s 61s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 36s 36s 36s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 69s 69s 69s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 77s 77s 77s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 128.49s 128.49s 128.49s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 25s 25s 25s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 262s 262s 262s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 169s 169s 169s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 158s 158s 158s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 81s 81s 81s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 179s 179s 179s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 64s 64s 64s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 137s 137s 137s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 98s 98s 98s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 43s 43s 43s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 32s 32s 32s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 88s 88s 88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 44s 44s 44s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 134s 134s 134s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 39s 39s 39s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 65s 65s 65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 137s 137s 137s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 61s 61s 61s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 74s 74s 74s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 53s 53s 53s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 65s 65s 65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 106s 106s 106s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 59s 59s 59s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 91s 91s 91s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 125s 125s 125s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 95s 95s 95s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 81s 81s 81s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 42s 42s 42s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 53s 53s 53s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 148s 148s 148s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 101s 101s 101s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 71s 71s 71s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 28s 28s 28s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 55s 55s 55s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 51s 51s 51s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 44s 44s 44s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 69s 69s 69s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 257s 257s 257s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 82s 82s 82s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 60s 60s 60s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 39s 39s 39s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 257s 257s 257s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 22s 22s 22s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 52.85s 52.85s 52.85s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 32.24s 32.24s 32.24s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 77s 77s 77s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 51s 51s 51s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 85s 85s 85s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 102s 102s 102s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 75s 75s 75s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 95s 95s 95s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 80.9s 80.9s 80.9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 55s 55s 55s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 71s 71s 71s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 36s 36s 36s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 49s 49s 49s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 111s 111s 111s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 87s 87s 87s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 107s 107s 107s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 89s 89s 89s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 114s 114s 114s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 482s 482s 482s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 118s 118s 118s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liechtenstein 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 82s 82s 82s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 56s 56s 56s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 450s 450s 450s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 127s 127s 127s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 24s 24s 24s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 75s 75s 75s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 100.44s 100.44s 100.44s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 87s 87s 87s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 79s 79s 79s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 131s 131s 131s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 31s 31s 31s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 40s 40s 40s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 70s 70s 70s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 37s 37s 37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 49s 49s 49s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 102s 102s 102s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 58s 58s 58s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 55s 55s 55s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 109.8s 109.8s 109.8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 30s 30s 30s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 112.65s 112.65s 112.65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 125s 125s 125s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 35s 35s 35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 67s 67s 67s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 37s 37s 37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 113s 113s 113s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 65s 65s 65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 44s 44s 44s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 174s 174s 174s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 40.7s 40.7s 40.7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 30s 30s 30s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 34s 34s 34s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 35s 35s 35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 68s 68s 68s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 125s 125s 125s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 82s 82s 82s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 26s 26s 26s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 89s 89s 89s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 53s 53s 53s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 109s 109s 109s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 468s 468s 468s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 95s 95s 95s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 100s 100s 100s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 18s 18s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 26s 26s 26s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 70s 70s 70s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 113s 113s 113s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 39s 39s 39s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 146s 146s 146s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 98s 98s 98s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 30s 30s 30s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 93s 93s 93s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 42s 42s 42s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 61s 61s 61s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 65s 65s 65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 267s 267s 267s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 46s 46s 46s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 89.6s 89.6s 89.6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 48s 48s 48s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 88s 88s 88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 208s 208s 208s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 47s 47s 47s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 110s 110s 110s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 117s 117s 117s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 106s 106s 106s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Days to complete all steps to connect a standard warehouse to the electricity grid. The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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