Energy Regulatory Authority Mozambique

The mozambican parliament the assembly of the republic on friday unanimously passed the first reading of a government bill setting up the energy regulatory authority arene.

Energy regulatory authority mozambique.

Mozambique is at a critical point in the development of its energy sector. Mozambique minister of energy s july 2006 directive non official translation of the original directive in portuguese the existing law in mozambique requires that the regulator be an advisory regulator rather than a regulator with final decision making authority. The new authority replaces the national electricity council cnelec and has considerably wider powers. In this directive the minister has decided to create a strong advisory regulator.

The energy regulatory authority portuguese acronym arene. Overview of the applicable framework in the energy sector in particular for the implementation of projects in mozambique the electricity law law 21 1997 of 1 october was approved in 1997 and governs the licensing of power projects and power related activities production transmission distribution trading and import and export of electricity in mozambique. The three companies include the gaborone based energy natural resource corporation and sese power which is based in francistown as well as tlou energy which is listed in the. Cnelec is being transformed into the energy regulatory authority arene a fully independent body with executive powers expanded from electricity only to across the energy sector.

Discussion of setting up an actual regulatory body. As such mera is reminding all licensees to renew their licences for the year 2020 2021 in compliance with. Botswana energy regulatory authority bera this week issued licenses to three independent power producers ipps to construct three power stations and generate electricity in botswana. Mozambique s energy strategy was designed for a ten year period 2014 2023 and it provides a vision and path to respond to the challenges and.

In accordance with legal notice no 196 of 2010 the energy petroleum pricing regulations and amendment thereof the energy and petroleum regulatory authority calculates the maximum retail pump prices of petroleum products which will be in force every 15th of each month. It is also responsible for creating a legal framework for fair competition of both private and public players 12.