ERRA Membership

• Joined ERRA in 2007 

Establishment

• Established in 2014

Responsibilities

• Legal basis
• 2002 General Electricity Law (GEL)

• Responsibilities
• – Issuing of licenses in accordance with the provisions of the GEL
• – Establish the methodological basis for computing electric tariffs, subscription fees and connection charges to transmission and distribution systems.
• – Approve electric power meters installed by the licensees
• – Prescribe directives for inspection and testing of meters.
• – Ensure compliance by licensees with the terms of their licenses and other legal requirements, including directives issued.
• – Establish the appropriate operating codes and safety, security, and reliability standards and to assess the performance of the licensees.
• – Settle disputes arising between the licensees and consumers or between the licensees inter se.
• – Issue directives to ensure EMRC obtains technical and financial data and any other information to conduct its mandates.
• – Prepare draft by-laws relating to the Energy sector.
• – Any other issues that the Chief-Commissioner thinks fit to present to the Council.
• – Issuing tariffs.
• – Any other issues relating to energy sector (gas, nuclear, electricity… etc.

Organisational Structure

• Internal Structure
• Council of Commissioners, formed by 5 Commissioners (Chairman, Deputy Chairman and three other Commissioners). Each Commissioner appointed for a 4 years period (except for three Commissioners of the first Council in order to allow overlapping) and may be renewed for one additional 4 year period.

• Working Employees
• Number of Commissioners: 5
• Number of Staff: 347

• Budget
• Financing is through License fees approximately 95%, other 5%

Population: 9 952 293 (2017 est.)

GDP / Capita: $ 5 550 (2016 est.)

Territory: 89 341 km² (112. in World rank)

Information will be uploaded soon.