As a result of a high percentage of non-compliance with the requirements for temporary supplies and the consequential concern for public safety, the Commission for Energy Regulation has directed ESBN and the Regulatory Bodies to implement the following changes which are mandatory without exception commencing January 2008.
As of 1st January 2008 RECI has no longer accepted temporary domestic wiring certificates. If a domestic customer wants a temporary or advanced connection they will have to apply for a commercial connection in a separate metering location;
If a customer insists on getting a connection for construction purposes, they will have to apply for a Temporary Builders/Commercial connection. This connection will have to be at the boundary of the site (not the permanent domestic metering cabinet location) and will have to conform to interface standards for Temporary connections (see diagram right). The customer will be charged Commercial tariffs until the connection is regularised;
Registered contractors have been informed of this change by special notice sent out in early December.