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Rules and Regulations for
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Wiring Installations
Introduction
This 2019 th ird edition of "Electrical Wiring Installation" supersedes the
1980 first ed ition of "Wiring Regulation for Electrical Insta llations" and the
2003 second edition of "Building Rules and Regulations," also issued by
Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA).
These rules and regulations are based on and refer to British Standards (BS
7671: 2008), International Electrotechn ical Commissions (IEC 60364),
appropriate Association of Gulf Cooperation Council {AGCC) countries,
wiring practice, and other equivalent International Standards.
The main purpose of these regulations are the practical safeguarding of
persons, livestock, and properties from hazard s arising from the use of
elect ricity. The objective of these ru les and regulations is to provide
guidance for elect rical contractors, electrical design consultants,
elect ricians, and consumers, in compliance with the SEWA criteria for
electrical installations.
These rules and regulations contain provisions that are considered
necessary for safety; compliance with them are mandatory. Electrical power
supply will not be made avai lable if these rules and regulations are not met
in their entirely.
This edition was put together under the carefu l watch of the Mutual
Services Department team. we gratefully acknowledges the comments,
suggetions, and support of all SEWA departments in every step of the way
from compiling through t o publishing of this booklet.
Responsibility for compliance
People who are responsible for electrical work (Consultants, Customers,
Owners, Contractors, or any other person involved in the design,
construction, installations in all Premises within the Emirates of Sharjah)
must ensure that the work complies with all applicable requirements of
SEWA's Regulations. If the work does not comply with SEWA's Regulations,
the client/customer may be served with an enforcement notice.
Table Of Content
SECTION 1 - General Requirements and Safety Principles 01
1.1 Scope 01
1.2 Limitations 02
1.3 Drawings and Documents Submission 02
1.4 Environmenta l and Cl imatic Cond i tions 03
1.5 Tech nical Standa rds, Materia l s and Workmans h ip 03
1.6 Approval of Electri cal Insta ll ations 04
1.7 Extensio ns, Alterations and Repa irs 06
1.8 Bui lding Effici ency (as per LEED) 06
SECTION 2 - Definitions 07
SECTION 3 - SEWA Incoming Supply, Voltage Drop and Tariff Metering 29
3.1 Electricity Incoming Supply 30
3.2 Voltage Drop 30
3.3 Prospective Fault Current 30
3.4 Harmon ic Tran sie nt s and Volt age Disturbances 31
3.5 Tariff Metering 32
SECTION 4 - Private llkV Sub-station/Transformer 35
Room and Low Voltage Switch Room Arrangements
4.1 Transformer Room 36
4.2 Low Voltage Switch Rooms 40
SECTION 5 - Protection 43
5.1 Ge neral Prin cip les 44
5.2 Overload and Short Ci rcuit Protectio n 44
5.3 Electric Shock Prote ctio n 46
5.4 Earth Leakage Protected System 47
5.5 Earthed Equipotential Bonded System s 49
5.6 Restricted Earth Fau lt Protection 51
5.7 Isolation and Switching 51
5.8 Insulation 53
SECTION 6 - Selection of Equipment, Materials Wiring Syst em 54
and Accessories
6. 1 Lightings 55
6.2 Plugs, Socket-Outlets a nd Flex-Outlets 57
6.3 Air cond ition ing Unit and Water He ater 60
6.4 Switches an d Isolators 61
6.5 Co nd uits, Trunki ngs and Cable Trays 62
6.6 Cab le s 64
6.7 Fi na l Circu its 68
6. 8 Bus Ways, Bus Ducts and Bu s Bar Ris er s 68
6.9 Distrib ution Boards 70
6.10 Low Voltage Sw itchboards 74
SECTION 7 - Earthing Arrangements and Protective Conductors 75
7.1 General Principles 76
7.2 Systems of Earthing 76
7.3 Main Earth Terminal 77
7.4 Earth El ectrodes 78
7.5 Earth Conductor s 79
7.6 Exposed-Co nductive -Parts 80
7.7 Eart h Fault Loop Impeda nce 81
7.8 Protective Co nductors 82
7.9 Equ i potentia l Bonding Conductors 84
SECTION 8 - Assessment of Connected Load & Maximum Demand 85
8. 1 Assessment of Connected Load 86
8.2 Maximum Demand 87
SECTION 9 - Electric Motors, Starters, Circuits & Controllers 88
9.1 General Requirements 90
9.2 Protection and Iso lation 94
SECTION 10 - Power Factor Correction & Under Voltage Relay 95
10.1 General Requirem e nt s 96
10.2 Specifications 97
10.3 Under Voltage Relay 100
