Providing a Platform for Effective Electricity Regulatory Cooperation in the SADC Region

RERA Portfolio Committees

The establishment of Portfolio Committee is a requirement under Article 7.4 of the RERA Constitution. In line with this requirement, RERA has established the following Portfolio Committees:

  1. Capacity Building & Information Sharing
  2. Facilitation of Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Policy, Legislation and Regulations
  3. Regional Regulatory Cooperation

The Portfolio Committees are structured around the three (3) strategic objectives of RERA and their main role is to execute the strategic objectives of the Association. Furthermore, each Portfolio Committee has been assigned specific functions of RERA as outlined in Article 5 of the Constitution.

RERA Members shall be entitled to membership of each of the Portfolio Committees.

Capacity Building & Information Sharing

Committee Members

The Portfolio Committee on Capacity Building & Information Sharing is primarily responsible for executing objective No. 1 of RERA on "Capacity Building & Information Sharing." Under this objective, the Portfolio Committee is expected to:
Facilitate electricity regulatory capacity-building among Members at both a national and regional level through information sharing and skills training.


Facilitation of Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Policy, Legislation and Regulations

Committee Members

The Portfolio Committee on Facilitation of Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Policy, legislation and Regulations is primarily responsible for executing objective No. 2 of RERA on "Facilitation of Electricity Supply Industry Policy, legislation and Regulations." Under this objective, the Portfolio Committee is expected to:
Enhance the increasing integration of electricity systems and electricity trade in the southern African region and beyond through the facilitation of harmonized ESI policy, legislation and regulations for cross-border trading, focusing on terms and conditions for access to transmission capacity and cross-border tariffs.
Subcommittees have also been established under this Portfolio Committee, click here.

Regional Regulatory Cooperation

Committee Members

The Portfolio Committee on Regional Regulatory Cooperation is primarily responsible for executing objective No. 3 of RERA on "Regional Regulatory Cooperation." Under this objective, the Portfolio Committee is expected to:
Deliberate and make recommendations on issues affecting the economic efficiency of electricity interconnections and electricity trade among members on issues that fall outside national jurisdiction, and to exercise such powers as may be conferred on RERA through the SADC Energy Protocol.
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