Pre-Use Inspection

Inspection certifying the completed facilities are safe to operate, the final gate before commercial operation (COD). Under the Act, a person who has completed works for establishing or altering electric installations under the construction-plan provisions may use them only after they pass an inspection conducted by the permitting authority. This inspection, and permission for temporary use, may be partially entrusted to the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and an applicant pays a fee under the Electrical Safety Management Act. Where installations fail but have no defect in safe operation and temporary use is necessary, the permitting authority may permit temporary use, specifying the period and method, with the period not exceeding one year. Using installations without passing the inspection, other than under notified temporary use, is punishable by a fine not exceeding three million won.

Sources: Electric Utility Act, Article 63, Article 64, Article 97, Article 98, Article 105.

Excerpt: paragraph (1) of each article. English text: Official KLRI English, updated by KWI. The full articles are in the English translation of the governing law below.

1. 1Wind Measurement2 authorizations
2. 2Electricity Business License (EBL)1 authorization
3. 3Environmental Assessment2 authorizations
4. 4Site Investigation2 authorizations
5. 5Public-Waters Use & Navigation Safety2 authorizations
6. 6Cross-sector Consents5 authorizations
7. 7Construction & Operation2 authorizations

Stages where risk concentrates. See the full permit pathway ›