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Electricity and Gas Regulator

Country:
Cameroon
Regional Association:
AFUR 
( Last update: September 2006 )

Name Electricity Sector Regulatory Agency (ARSEL)
Agence de Rigulation du Secteur de l'Electriciti
Latest Annual Report n.a.
Legal Basis Law 98/022 (Electricity Law)
Decree 99/125 (on the organisation of ARSE)
Decree 2000/464 (on the organisation of the electricity sector)
Legally established 1998
Operational n.a.
Board
Composition 1 chairman and 8 members
Appointment All members are appointed by the President of the Republic
The chairman and 1 member are nominated by the President himself
1 member is nominated by the Minister of Finance
1 member is nominated by the Minister of Environment
2 members are nominated by the electricity industry
1 member is nominated by electricity consumers
1 member is nominated by electricity workers
Term duration 4 years
Term characteristics twice-renewable
Term revocation Not available
Staff n.a.
Functions
Generation/Production
  • Sets generation plants technical standards
  • Establishes public services obligations (excepts to generators)
Transmission
  • Sets network access rules
  • Sets transmission grids technical standards
  • Issues transmission system operation licences
Distribution
  • Sets distribution grids technical standards
  • Issues distribution system operation licences
Supply
  • Implements tariffary policy
  • Revises tariffs
Cross-sectoral Sets unbundling rules
Monitoring powers
  • Compliance with TPA rules
  • Quality of supply
  • Unfair sales practices
  • Competition
  • Compliance with technical, financial and environmental standards
  • Consumer protection
  • Tariffs and tariffs methodologies
  • Environmental protection
  • Financial and economic equilibrium of the sector
  • Collects data and information on electricity companies and activities and produces statistical reports
Settlement powers Solves disputes between operators
Enforcement powers
  • Enforces concessions, contracts and regulations
  • Promotes the rational development of electric power supply
  • Applies sanctions and fines according to the laws sand regulations
  • Enforces environmental protection legislations within the electricity sector
  • Authorises sales of licenses, authorisation and declaration of intent of establishment
  • Revokes, modifies and renovates licences and authorisations
  • Proposes to the competent authority the subscription of concession contracts, licences and authorisation demands
  • Advises the Minister on concession and licence applications, standards and regulations
  • Adopts conservation measures and the continuity of services
  • Assure the continuity of services (i.e. by adopting conservative measures)
Financing Through fines and a portion of license fees
Contact
Physical Address Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l'Electricite
BP 6064 Yaoundé
CAMEROON
Mailing Address Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l'Electricite
BP 6064 Yaoundé
CAMEROON
tel +237 2211017
fax +237 22 61 77
e-mail arsel@cenadi.cm
Sources IERN staff on publicly available information