The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Luc Adolphe Tiao, has added his voice to
the call for an effective regulation of the electricity sector in West Africa.
Prime Minister Tiao made the call while receiving a five-member delegation of the ECOWAS
Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), led by its Chairman, El Hadj Ibrahima
Thiam, on Tuesday, 18th February 2014 in Ouagadougou.
The delegation was on a two-day working visit to the country to formalize the agreement
between ERERA and the l'Autorité de Régulation du Secteur de l’Electricité du Burkina Faso
(ARSE) - the Burkinabe electricity regulator, to host the fifth ERERA Forum on 13th and 14th
November 2014 in Ouagadougou.
This year’s forum, which is expected to bring together some 300 participants, will serve as a
platform for the exchange of ideas aimed at ministries in charge of Energy, regulators,
operators, investors, donors, researchers and all stakeholders in the electricity sector in West
Africa. It will also help promote cooperation and exchange of information amongst the
regulatory bodies of ECOWAS Member States and between ERERA and other associations of
regulators and power pools from other African regions and around the world
While expressing delight over the granting of hosting rights to Burkina Faso, the Prime Minister
pledged his commitment to ensuring the success of the event, as part of concerted efforts
to the development of a competitive electricity market that is beneficial to citizens of the
ECOWAS Community.
Similar sentiments were also expressed by the President of the Ouagadougou-based
Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), Cheick Aguibou
Soumare, when the delegation paid him a courtesy visit later in the day. He lauded the
initiative of the forum and expressed the interest of the UEMOA Commission to contribute to
addressing the energy challenge in the region.
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