The Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa is a product of the Power, Energy, Climate
Change and Green Growth Complex of the African Development Bank (AfDB). This first
edition represents the beginning of a series of knowledge products that aim to shed light
on the nature and development of the energy and power sectors of the African continent
using an array of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The Index was calculated from answers to a comprehensive array of survey questions
that were administered to national regulators and utilities across the African continent. In
this respect, special appreciation goes to all survey respondents, including the national
electricity sector regulators and utilities from Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana,
Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, and Zimbabwe. We also wish to express gratitude for the collaboration of the
African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) and the Association of Power Utilities of Africa
(APUA), both of whose support was instrumental in facilitating the survey dissemination
and consultations process.