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Application of
Electrical Installation
Licence
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
6. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
7. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Energy Market Authority (EMA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of
Trade and Industry. The EMAs main goals are to promote effective competition
in the energy market, ensure a reliable and secure energy supply, and develop a
dynamic energy sector in Singapore. Through its work, the EMA seeks to forge a
progressive energy landscape for sustained growth.
1.2 As the regulator of the electricity industry, EMA safeguards consumer interest with
regards to electrical safety. To ensure electrical safety, it is essential that electrical
installations are properly maintained.
1.3 The licensing scheme for electrical installations was introduced in 1975 to ensure
that owners/users of certain electrical installations engage a competent person, viz
a licensed electrical worker1 (LEW), to take charge of and maintain their electrical
installations.
1.4 The licensing scheme for electrical installations is governed by the Electricity Act
(Cap. 89A) and Electricity (Electrical Installations) Regulations.
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A licensed electrical worker is a person who is technically competent in carrying out electrical work and is
licensed by EMA.
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2. OBJECTIVE OF
ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATION
LICENSING REGIME
2.1 The main objective of the licensing
regime is to ensure that the owners/
users of large electrical installations
maintain their electrical installations
properly and arrange for their
installations to be inspected and
certified fit for operation annually by
LEWs.
2.2 Regular inspection of the electrical
installation by a LEW is necessary
because:
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Class of LEW
Approved Load
Voltage Level
Licensed Electrician
Licensed Electrical
Technician
No limit
Subject to licence
conditions
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5.2 All electrical and supply installations used exclusively for domestic purposes are
exempted from the electrical installation licensing requirement.
5.3 Tenants in a building used for non-domestic purposes who purchase electricity
en bloc through their landlord/management corporation strata title (MCST), would
have their respective electrical installations covered by the electrical installation
licence held by the landlord/MCST unless they have opted to continue holding
their electrical installation licences issued to them prior to the en bloc purchase of
electricity.
Examples of hazardous trades are businesses dealing with highly flammable or explosive materials or involved in
construction work activities etc.
Approved load is the total electrical load that an electrical installation is designed to handle.
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45kVA is equivalent to 63A three-phase at 400 volts.
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6. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
6.1 You have to appoint a LEW of the appropriate class to take charge of your
electrical installation (which includes a supply installation where applicable). The
LEW shall carry out an inspection of your electrical installation to ensure that it is
safe to use or operate before submitting an application for the electrical installation
licence on your behalf.
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Appointed LEW is the LEW whom you have engaged to take charge of your electrical installation for the
validity period of the electrical installation licence.
ELISE is an online e-services portal of EMA.
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Single-line drawing is the plan showing the electrical circuits of the electrical installation. The licensee shall
keep a copy of the single-line drawing at his premises.
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Supporting documents to show whether the licensee (who is a tenant) or his landlord will maintain the
incoming service cable to the licensees electrical installation.
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6.3 The LOA shall be signed by the applicant or his authorised person in accordance
with the requirement in Table 2.
Table 2
Type of applicant
Requirement for
signing the LOA
A firm
A company
6.5 EMA will process and approve the licence application within 2-3
working days if the application is complete and in order.
6.6 The appointed LEW shall, upon receiving the approval
notification from EMA, print the electrical installation licence
and deliver the same to the licensee within 7 days.
6.7 The licensee shall ensure that his electrical installation licence
is displayed in the immediate vicinity of the main switchboard
together with a copy of the updated single-line drawing.
7. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
7.1 A licensed electrical installation has to be inspected and
certified fit for operation by the appointed LEW at least once a
year. The required frequency of inspection is set out in Table 3.
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Table 3
Type of
installation
Inspection
Frequency
Remarks
Construction
Worksites
Electrical installations at
construction worksites are
subjected to more wear and tear
and shall be inspected at least
once a month to ensure they
remain safe to use.
Daily
Multi-tenanted
buildings,
condominiums etc
High voltage9
installations
Others
Annually
Electrical installations taking electricity supply at the voltage level of 6.6kV and above.
7.2 Your appointed LEW may recommend suitable inspection frequency, maintenance
schedule and any additional safety measures to be taken after assessing the
operating conditions of and wear and tear to your electrical installation.
7.3 You need to inform your appointed LEW whenever there are modifications to
the electrical installation. You may engage a different LEW to carry out the
modification works. However, the LEW carrying out the modification works has to
arrange with your appointed LEW to connect or disconnect the electricity supply
and hand over the modification works on completion to the latter for operation and
maintenance.
APPOIN
ENSU
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INFO
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9. ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF YOUR
APPOINTED LICENSED
ELECTRICAL WORKER
The entire installation starting from the origin of the installation, ie the incoming supply up to the fixed outlets
or connection points, e.g lighting points, switched socket-outlets etc shall be inspected.
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Please refer to item 6.2 for the relevant information required.
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offices, healthcare institutions and trade unions, will have a Unique Entity Number (UEN) as its identification
number.
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Q16. How
much shou
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appointed
LEW for th
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of my elec
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trical insta
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renewal of
my installa
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for the serv
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to the pub
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mount of w
varies from
ork
case to ca
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LEWs ope
rate in a co
mpetitive
environme
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ay obtain
quotations
from differe
nt LEWs
before dec
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e appointm
of your LE
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SP Services Ltd
Customer Service
Email: spservices@singaporepower.com.sg
Tel: 1800-222 2333
Upgrading or downgrading of
approved load
SP Services Ltd
Supply Application
Email: install@singaporepower.com.sg
Tel: 6823 8283
Fax: 6823 8289