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Power cords for Maldives

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2,159 power cords for Maldives: 230 V 50 Hz mains, no national approval required. Country-plug cords for OEM equipment (the local wall plug to IEC 60320), data center jumpers (IEC 60320) and industrial (IEC 60309) cords from our certification records, with the approvals each one carries.

These country pages are in beta. We are still completing the record of plugs, connectors and cords for each country, so more detail and updates are coming soon.

2,159 of these need no national approval in Maldives.

Power in Maldives

Mains supply
230 V · 50 Hz
230/400 V 50 Hz; Type G predominant, Type D and C also used; universal sockets common.
Wall plug
Plug type not on our record yet — the IEC 60320 jumpers below fit any PDU or power-supply inlet.
Cord ratings
Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.
Approvals
Maldives names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by Utility Regulatory Authority (URA) — Utility Regulatory Authority Act (Law No. 26/2020); regulates energy utilities, issues Electrical Installation Standards and approvals for utility installation mat; standard export papers apply.
Regulator: Utility Regulatory Authority (URA) — Utility Regulatory Authority Act (Law No. 26/2020); regulates energy utilities, issues Electrical Installation Standards and approvals for utility installation mat

Cord-set standard: None adopted. URA's ENE04 'Electric Cable Approval' covers cables for electrical installations (utility/consumer wiring), not appliance cord sets; IEC 60320-1 / IEC 60799 evidence is the practical benchmark. UK heritage (BS 1363 plugs, BS 7671-style installations).. Cordage accepted: H05VV-F (HAR), BS EN 50525 / BS 6500 (UK heritage), SJT (UL) — accepted in practice. Labels in English.

Maldives wall plug to IEC 60320 power cords

The wall plug used in Maldives on one end and the IEC 60320 inlet on your equipment on the other — C13, C15, C5, C7 or C19. The cord an OEM ships in the box with equipment sold into Maldives, and the one an office, lab or shop floor plugs straight into the wall; every cord here carries the approval Maldives requires.

Data center power cords for Maldives

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IEC 60320 jumpers — a C14 or C20 plug into the PDU, a C13, C15 or C19 connector into the server, switch or storage. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks Maldives requires, so a data center operator deploys the same cord in every region.

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Industrial power cords for Maldives

IEC 60309 pin-and-sleeve cords, 16–32 A — the international industrial connector, dual-rated for IEC and North American circuits.

Other power cords for Maldives

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Extension cords, splitters, hardwired whips and adapter cords approved for use in Maldives.

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Questions about power cords for Maldives

What is the mains voltage in Maldives?

230 V at 50 Hz. Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.

What approval does a power cord need in Maldives?

Maldives names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by Utility Regulatory Authority (URA) — Utility Regulatory Authority Act (Law No. 26/2020); regulates energy utilities, issues Electrical Installation Standards and approvals for utility installation mat; standard export papers apply. A cord marked "Approved for use in Maldives" on this page carries that approval on our record; "No national approval required" means the record names none for that cord type.

Are IEC 60320 C13 / C14 jumper cords approved for Maldives?

Yes — 2,027 data center cords (C14 or C20 into the PDU, C13 / C15 / C19 into the equipment) are approved for use in Maldives or need no national approval there. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks several countries require.

Which cordage types are accepted in Maldives?

H05VV-F (HAR), BS EN 50525 / BS 6500 (UK heritage) and SJT (UL) — accepted in practice. Our international cords use harmonised H05VV-F / H05RN-F cordage; North American cords use SJT / SJTW.

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"Approved for use in Maldives" means the cord carries the approval Maldives requires for its type. "No national approval required in Maldives" means Maldives names no national approval for a cord of that type. Need the certificate behind a cord, or a cord for a country not listed? Ask us.