League of Arab States, Arab Ministerial Council of Electricity

The Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity (AMCE) was established based on the Arab League’s
Ministerial Council resolution 5394 in its regular session 101 on 23 March 1994. The Arab Ministerial
Council for Electricity is composed of Arab Ministers' of Electricity and it convenes regularly every two
years, during which an Executive Bureau is elected that includes 8 Arab Countries which convenes at
least once during the calendar year. The Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity has completely amended
its statute which was adopted by the Arab League's Council Resolution 7199 in its regular session 133 on
3 March 2010. The new statute witnessed the creation of two committees: The first is an expert
committee for Electricity mandated to follow-up on issues related to Electricity and the Pan-Arab
interconnection grids, and the other, is the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency mandated to
follow-up on renewable energy issues and efficient production and utilization of energy.
The Electricity Council aims to enhance and promote cooperation and coordinating efforts in the field of
production, transmission and distribution of electricity in the Arab world by coordinating Arab policies in
the fields of production, development, distribution of electricity energy while taking in consideration
environmental concerns. The objective is to promote Arab projects aimed at connecting electricity grids
across the Arab States to prepare for the launch of a common Pan Arab Market for Electricity. There is
also an increasing interest in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to reach diversification with
energy sources in the Arab World. The Energy Department in the Arab League is the Technical
Secretariat of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity.