Approvals
The following must be approved by Elering in advance:
- national, county and comprehensive spatial plans;
- detailed spatial plans;
- building design documents;
- activities and work in the protection zone;
- special cargo.
Information about connecting to Elering’s electricity and gas system can be found below:
- connection to the electricity transmission system;
- connection to the gas transmission system.
Spatial plans and projects
For approval of spatial plans and projects, submit an application by e-mail to [email protected] with the following information:
- explanatory note, where references to the pages containing location plans for infrastructure owned by Elering are indicated in the approvals table;
- location plan of the planned civil engineering work in the required scale and detail corresponding to the design stage in pdf and dwg format, together with the existing electricity and gas infrastructure (overhead lines with mast locations, land and sea cable lines, substations, gas pipelines, gas stations; including the protection zone) and other utility networks.
Activities in the protection zone
Any activity in the protection zone for Elering’s electricity and gas infrastructure must be approved in advance to ensure the safety of activities and work as well as the protection of the installation.
To operate and work in the protection zone, we issue a respective written permit, and to apply for this, please send the necessary information using the electronic application form for a permit below (if necessary, you can also send the relevant information to the e-mail address [email protected]). The application for approval must be submitted at least ten working days before the planned activity and Elering will respond regarding approval within five working days at the latest.
We ask that you familiarise yourself with our safety requirements and comply with the instructions in the permit before operating in the protection zone!
Submit an application to work in the protection zone
Special cargo
When working and moving with machinery and mechanisms under Elering’s high-voltage overhead lines, the height of the equipment and its moving parts (e.g. dump truck box, crane boom) must always be checked. Direct contact with a phase wire is not required for a dangerous situation to occur – the safe distance should be at least 3 metres!
On public roads, the route of cargo over 4.5 metres tall must be approved in advance at intersections with Elering’s overhead lines (approval of the application for a permit for special cargo). We issue an approval for a specific route – approval is not valid if the route is changed without Elering’s approval!
To approve the application for a permit for special cargo, please send the necessary information using the electronic form below (if necessary, the same information can also be sent to the e-mail address [email protected]). To issue an approval, we ask that you indicate the route of the special cargo in image format and in such a way that the route to be approved is clearly and legibly marked. Alternative routes are not approved by Elering.
We ask you to familiarise yourself with our safety requirements and comply with the instructions in the approval before carrying out special cargo!
Submit an application for approval of a permit for special cargo