Africa

* Botswana: Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) is the energy regulator and a government parastatal of the

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...

government. *Malawi: Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) *Kenya:

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), formerly the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is an independent regulatory authority responsible for technical and economic regulation of electricity, petroleum (Upstream, midstream and do ...

(EPRA) *South Africa: National Energy Regulator (NERSA) *Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA)

Asia

* Bangladesh: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) was established on March 13, 2003 through a legislative Act of the Government of Bangladesh to regulate gas, electricity and petroleum products for the whole of Bangladesh. * Bhutan: Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) was established as a functional autonomous agency under Electricity Act of Bhutan, 2001. BEA was granted full autonomy by the Royal Government of Bhutan to regulate the electricity supply industry of Bhutan. * India:

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), a key regulator of power sector in India, is a statutory body functioning with quasi-judicial status under sec – 76 of the Electricity Act 2003. CERC was initially constituted on 24 July 1998 ...

(CERC) is the autonomous regulator for electric power utilities in India, excluding nuclear power which comes under the jurisdiction of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) * Malaysia: The Energy Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) was instituted under the Energy Commission Act 2001, is the regulator of the Malaysian electricity and gas supply industry. * Nepal:

Nepal Electricity Authority Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator and distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Repu ...

(NEA) was created on August 16, 1985 (Bhadra 1, 2042) under the Nepal Electricity Authority Act. 1984, through the merger of the Department of Electricity of Ministry of Water Resources, and Nepal Electricity Corporation, to generate, transmit and distribute power by planning, constructing, operating and maintaining all generation, transmission and distribution facilities in Nepal's power system. In 2008, the Ministry of Energy proposed the Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 2065 for the institution of NERC.{{cite web , url= http://www.moen.gov.np/pdf_files/nepal_electricity_regulatory_commission_act-draft.pdf , author= Ministry of Energy, Govt of Nepal , title= Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission Act , accessdate=15 July 2010 * Oman: Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) of Oman was established by Article (19) of the law for the regulation and privatization of the electricity and related water sector. The Sector Law was promulgated by Royal Decree 78/2004 on 1 August 2004. * Pakistan:

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority ( ur, , abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. It is also responsible for issuing licences for generation, transmission and distribution of electric ...

(NEPRA) is the electricity regulator of Pakistan established under the Electric Power Act, 1997 for tariff determination, issuance of license & system operation of generation, transmission and distribution of electric power in Pakistan, excluding nuclear power, which comes under the jurisdiction of the

Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authorityپاکستان نیوکلیئر ریگولیٹری اتھارٹى; (PNRA), is mandated by the Government of Pakistan to regulate the use of nuclear energy, radioactive sources and ionizing radiation. The mi ...

(PNRA). * People's Republic of China: State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) of the People's Republic of China is empowered by the State Council to perform administrative and regulatory duties with respect to the China's power sector, excluding nuclear power, which comes under the jurisdiction of the

China Atomic Energy Authority China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA; ) is the regulatory agency that oversees the development of nuclear energy in the People's Republic of China. History The agency was created out of the regulatory functions department of the China National N ...

(CAEA). * Philippines: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body established to regulate electric power service in the Philippines. * Singapore:

Energy Market Authority The Energy Market Authority (EMA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of Singapore. History The EMA was set up on 1 April 2001 to take over the regulatory functions of the Public Utilities Board ...

(EMA) is a statutory board operating under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore established for energy sector market regulation, system operation, industry development and promotion of Singapore. * Sri Lanka:

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (abbreviated PUCSL) ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහජන උපයෝගිතා කොමිෂන් සභාව ''Śrī Laṃkā mahajana upayōgithā komishan sabhāwa''; Tamil: � ...

(PUCSL)] was established by the Act No 35 of 2002. Initially the PUCSL Act provided for regulation of the electricity and water service industries. In March 2006 the petroleum industry was also added to the list of industries to be regulated by the PUCSL. * Thailand: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)] of Thailand is appointed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as the independent regulatory agency. The foundation of all functions and responsibilities follows the enactment of the ENERGY INDUSTRY ACT B.E. 2550 (2007).

North America

*Canada: The

Canadian Energy Regulator The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is the agency of the Government of Canada under its Natural Resources Canada portfolio, which licenses, supervises, regulates and enforces all applicable Canadian laws as regards to interprovincial and internationa ...

(CER) is the government agency empowered to regulate inter-provincial/territorial aspects of oil, gas and electric utilities, while nuclear power is regulated by the

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC; french: Commission Canadienne de sûreté nucléaire) is the federal regulator of nuclear power and materials in Canada. Mandate and history Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under t ...

(CNSC). *United States: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas and oil pipeline transportation rates, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates nuclear energy.

Energy Regulators Regional Association

The

Energy Regulators Regional Association The Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) is a voluntary organization of independent energy regulatory bodies primarily from the Central European and Eurasian region, with Affiliates from Africa, Asia the Middle East and the USA. Purpose a ...

ERRA
is a voluntary organization of independent energy regulatory bodies primarily from the Central European and Eurasian region, with Affiliates from Asia the Middle East and the US. ERRA began as a cooperative exchange among 12 energy regulatory bodies to improve national energy regulation in member countries. #

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

- Energy Regulatory Authority
Armenia
Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia
Azerbaijan
Tariff (Price) Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
State Electricity Regulatory Commission

State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission

Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency
Egypt
Egyptian Electric Utility&Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency
Estonia
Energy Regulatory Division of the Estonian Competition Authority
Georgia
Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission
Hungary
Hungarian Energy Office
Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation of Natural Monopolies
Kyrgyz Republic
State Department of Fuel & Energy Regulation, Energy and Fuel Resources of Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Public Utilities Commission
Lithuania
National Control Commission for Prices and Energy in Lithuania
Macedonia
Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Macedonia
Moldova
National Energy Regulatory Agency
Mongolia
Energy Regulatory Authority
Montenegro
Energy Regulatory Agency of the Republic Montenegro
Poland
Energy Regulatory Office
Romania
Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority
Russian Federation
Federal Tariff Service
Serbia
Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia
Slovakia
Regulatory Office for Network Industries
Turkey
Energy Market Regulatory Authority
Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine Associated members:
Romania
National Regulatory Authority for Municipal Services (Associate Members)
UNMIK
Energy Regulatory Office of UNMIK Kosovo (Associate Members)
Jordan
Electricity Regulatory Commission (Affiliated Members)
Nigeria
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (Affiliated Members)
Saudi Arabia
Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority - WERA (Affiliated Members)
United Arab Emirates
Regulation and Supervision Bureau of United Arab Emirates (Affiliated Members)
US
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners - NARUC (Affiliated Members)

Council of European Energy Regulators

The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) is a not-for-profit organisation in which Europe's national regulators of electricity and gas voluntarily cooperate to protect consumers' interests and to facilitate the creation of a single, competitive and sustainable internal market for gas and electricity in Europe. CEER currently has 29 members - the national energy regulators from the 27 EU-Member States, plus Iceland and Norway.

ASEAN Energy Regulators' Network (AERN)

The first formal meeting on 3 March 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand, formally established the ASEAN Energy Regulators' Network (AERN) among the ASEAN energy regulators. The objective of AERN is to forge closer cooperation among ASEAN Energy Regulators with a view to promoting sustainability and economic development of the region in support of the vision of the ASEAN Economic Community 2015.

Energy Regulators Association of East Africa

The

Energy Regulators Association of East Africa The Energy Regulators Association of East Africa (EREA) is a non-profit organisation mandated to spearhead harmonisation of energy regulatory frameworks, sustainable capacity building and information sharing among the List of energy regulatory bod ...

(EREA) is a non-profit organisation mandated to spearhead harmonisation of energy regulatory frameworks, sustainable capacity building and information sharing among the regulators in the

East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of seven countries in the Great Lakes region of East Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republics of Kenya, Burun ...

. The key objective is to promote the independence of national regulators and support the establishment of a robust East African energy union. EREA currently has 8 members-the national energy regulators from the 5

member States.
Kenya
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority
Tanzania
:

Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat ...

Zanzibar
:

Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority The Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) is a multisectoral government agency established under Act No. 7/2013 of the Laws of Zanzibar to provide technical and economic regulation in both electricity, petroleum and water sectors in Za ...

Uganda
:

Electricity Regulatory Authority The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is a government agency that regulates, licenses, and supervises the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, export, and importation of electrical energy in Uganda. Location The offices of the ERA ...

Uganda
: Petroleum Authority of Uganda
Rwanda
: Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority
Burundi
: Autorité de Régulation des secteurs de l’Eau potable et de l’Energie / Authority for Regulation of Water and Energy Sectors
Tanzania
: Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority

References

* http://www.erc.or.th/ERCWeb2/EN/Front/StaticPage/StaticPageEN.aspx?p=1&Tag=History&muid=12&prid=2 Energy law Regulatory bodies

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Electricity authorities