The Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) is an inter-institutional non-profit organisation unified by the shared goal of its regulatory members to improve energy regulation. ERRA’s focus is to bring together effective energy regulators with the necessary autonomy and authority to make positive change. Our Association is widely seen as an example of an extremely successful regional association and is recognized as an important international institution as it covers Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, North and South America. ERRA was established and institutionalized with financial support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1999-2008.

ERRA has played a vital role in accelerating energy reform and market development in Europe and Eurasia, and the journey from formation to the present day offers important lessons on how to support progress toward self-reliance in energy regulation. 

Member regulators exert substantial ownership of ERRA designing the organisation to be demand driven and responsive to its members’ needs. ERRA members voluntarily commit their time and expertise to grow the organization, contribute to internal capacity building programs and prepare technical and benchmarking reports, which serve as a key mechanism to spread expertise and best practices among the membership.