National Energy Council

The government has issued Presidential Regulation No. 26 of 2008 in order to facilitate the implementation of Articles 12 and 13 of Law No. 30 of 2007 on Energy as these Articles relate to the establishment of the National Energy Council. The National Energy Council is a national, independent, and permanent body whose main responsibilities relate to the formulation of a national energy policy.

This Presidential Regulation establishes the National Energy Council. The members of the Council are:

Chair : President;
Deputy Chair : Vice President;
Day-to-Day Chair : Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (in the current cabinet structure)

The Members of the Council will include 7 government officials and 8 stakeholders.

The Council is to establish a Secretariat which is to be tasked with assisting the Council in the performance of its duties.

Appointment and dismissal from the Council will be by the President. The government officials that may be appointed to the Council will be determined by the President based on the relevance of the respective official’s employment to the work of the Council. The government will also determine a list of prospective stakeholder members for appointment to the Council. However, stakeholders are to be approved by the House of Representatives before taking up any appointment.

The Regulation sets out the qualifications that prospective appointees to the Council must hold.

The Regulation has been in force since 7 May 2008.