Apply In-Person:

1. Application for an Electrician License in Ethiopia is provided by the Ethiopian Energy Authority contact link
2. Applicant must enter all necessary information requested in the application form.
3. Documents that are needed for completing application procedure are listed under “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Applicant must carry both photocopies and originals of all those documents while applying for this procedure.
5. Attach photocopies of documents along with the application form (whichever is necessary).
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all necessary information is provided along with the needed documents, applicant can get their license within a month by visiting the EEA office or via post.
   

• Academic Certificates
• Technical Certificates
• National ID
• Passport
• Bank Payment Slip
• Electrical Installation License
  

Location: Addis Ababa
Address: Ethiopian Energy Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact No: +251115507737
Contact link
Location link

Any Individuals in Ethiopia who has any electrical experience or qualifications or related licenses are eligible.

Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.

License is valid for 3 years.

Please attach sample completed would help other people.

Processing time for this procedure is one month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant must be aware of all terms and conditions and laws in Ethiopia.
• Applicant must provide genuine information in the application form.
• Applicant must follow all information provided by concerned authorities.
  

• Full Name
• National ID Number
• Passport Number
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• Nationality
• Academic Qualification
• Technical Qualification
• Work Experience
• Rules and Regulations
• Physical Address of the Applicant
• Postal Address of the Applicant
  

• This license is necessary for carrying out all types of electrical installation and other related works in Ethiopia legally.
• This license proves the license holder is an electrician.
  

Various licenses are available for various voltages and power supplies, the applicant should apply for a license that falls under their experience or academic qualification category.

Please explain what other uses of obtaining this document / certificate are.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Ethiopian Energy Authority website link

Energy sector Regulation link