Governance Structure

The Governance structure of the Pan-Arab Electricity Market is embedded in the 2017 MoU, which stipulates the establishment of the following primary regional bodies:

• The Arab Transmission System Operators Committee (Arab TSOs Committee) which will be responsible for technical aspects of trade;
• The Pan-Arab Advisory and Regulatory Committee (Pan-Arab ARC), which will be responsible for regulatory aspects of trade such as ensuing regional trade is conducted in a fair and transparent manner; and
• The PAEM Secretariat, whose function and required positions will be established under the LAS Department of Energy.

The regional institutions will not initially have permanent staff. They will instead rely on the PAEM Secretariat to provide administrative and technical support. They will also rely on the sub-committees to provide expertise on technical, commercial, and regulatory matters.

In line with PAEM governance, the following committees are envisioned to coordinate and perform trade transactions by participating Member States.

The LAS Secretariat is an existing body whose function is being expanded and enhanced to take on additional responsibilities for moving the regional market integration process forward by undertaking the day-to-day administrative tasks, facilitating the work of the regional committees, monitoring and maintaining comprehensive information systems, and serving the corresponding needs of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity (AMCE), the Executive Bureau, the two PAEM committees and their respective teams, and any task forces established subsequently.