SEWA Regulations for Electrical

Connection
Rules and Regulations of Electrical Connection
Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority
Directorate of Transmission and Distribution

EXCLUSIONS FROM SCOPE

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These regulations do not apply to
1. Those aspects of installation in potentially explosive atmosphere relating to methods
of dealing with the explosionhazard which are specified in BS5545 and CP1003 in
premises where the fire risks are of a usual character so as torequire special
measures.
2. Those parts of telecommunications (eg: radio telephone bell call and sound distribution and data
transmission) firealarm intruder alarm and emergency lighting circuits and equipment that are
fed from a safely course. Requirementsfor segregation of other circuits from such circuits are
however included..
3. Electric traction equipment..
4. Electrical equipments of motor vehicles except those to which the requirements of
these regulation concerningcaravans are applicable..
5. Electrical equipment on or off shore installation, board ships, aircrafts..
6. Installations in mine and quarries.
7. Radio interference suppression equipment, except so far as it affects the safety on an electrical
installation.
8.
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Lighting protection of buildings (for guidance see BS CP 6651)

Electricity Supply and fault levels :

1. The nominal electric supply voltage from SEWA is 415/230 Volts + 10% at 5o Hz 3 phase 4 wire with separate
neutraland protective conductors as per (IEC-38) generally metallic covering of the cable supplying the installations)
theneutral is solidly earthed at SEWA substation and shall not normally be earthed elsewhere in the electrical
installations.
2. All equipments apparatus, material and accessories used in the electric installation shall be designed and rated
for theoperation on this electric supply.
3. Appropriate protective device against over voltages, transient harmonic fluctuations, loss off one or more phases
andany un foreseen interruption shall be provided in all consumer installations as deemed essential in addition
to overload, short circuit and earth leakage protective devises (usually in ACBs).
4. The design fault level depends on substation KVA rating the following table indicates the accepted KA rating levels
forthe various KVA ratings of Substations
TR KVA MDB I/C MDB O/G SMDB I/C SMDB O/G
1500
60KA 55KA 35KA 25KA1000 55KA 50KA 35KA 25KA500 45KA 45KA
35KA 25KA250 40KA 35KA 35KA 25KA