The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) will from 6 – 10 May and 4 -7 June, 2024 host portfolio and subcommittee meetings of the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe.

RERA is a formal association of independent energy regulators whose establishment was approved by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers responsible for Energy in Maseru, Lesotho, on 12 July 2002. Among others, the association seeks to facilitate a regional energy market that is efficient, integrated, harmonized, sustainable and investment friendly; develop and enhance the capacity of regulators; promote universal access to modern, clean, reliable, quality, and affordable energy services.

The meetings in Malawi will provide a platform for in-depth discussions on recent regulatory and energy sector developments. The meetings will focus on economic and technical regulation of the electricity, fuel and gas sectors, consumer services and communication, finance and audit, legal and legislative as well as human resource matters within the SADC energy regulation industry.

Over one hundred delegates are expected to take part in the meetings. Apart from Malawi, other RERA member regulators are from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

For more information please email: mera@mera.mw or call: 4259 (toll-free), or 0111774000.