News & Updates

Maldives Energy Authority (MEA) organized a meeting to present the new draft electricity tariff methodology to electricity service providers on 13th August 2013. This meeting was held at STELCO and FENAKA head office. The consultant appointed by Asian Development Bank Mr. Jorge Bircher and MEA technical team participated as resource persons to answer queries from the service providers. While the whole economy and power sector in general has experienced major structural changes over the years, there has not been a tariff review to gauge the magnitude of these changes and its effect on the service providers and customers.

Maldives Energy Authority has reduced the electricity tariff and introduced a new fuel discount of 12 Laari per Unit on all Islands except for Male’, Hulhumale’ and Vilimale’.

In order to facilitate the production of renewable energy by individual and private parties from a national level, “Net Metering Regulation” for connecting renewable energy systems to utility’s power grids has been inaugurated today. This is a step taken to encourage the public in utilizing the clean energy sources available in Maldives and to reduce dependence on imported fuels. The ceremony was inaugurated by the Minister of Environment and Energy Honorable Thoriq Ibrahim.

The Civil Service Commission has appointed Mr. Yazeed Ahmed as Chief Executive to the Utility Regulatory Authority

A team of experts comprising of experts from Kansai Electric Power Company, Japan and Maldives Energy Authority visited the K.Dhiffushi Island on 13th April 2012 to gather first hand data required for the designing of Solar PV grid connected system at K.Dhiffushi Island.

Maldives Energy Authority (MEA) today commenced a program to inspect the power systems established in Maldives. The aim of the program is to bring the power systems up to the standards and regulations implemented by MEA.

Numbers of stakeholder meetings on developing a regulatory framework for the energy sector of the Maldives were conducted from 17-19th April 2012. The consultants hired under the technical assistance from World Bank, gave an update of the activities carried by them developing a regulatory frame work for the energy sector of the Maldives.

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Staff of Maldives Energy Authority participated in the special Seminar on Procurement of Consulting Services and Goods held by Asian Development Bank at Traders Hotel Maldives, which lasted 2 days. Major Government bodies partook this seminar such as; Maldives Monetary Authority; Ministry of Finance and Treasury; Maldives Inland Revenue Authority; Office of Projects and Programs and FENAKA Corporation The seminar was presented by Mr. Bernhad R. Zentigrat. Mr. Bernhad who is an engineer and has been practicing Civil engineering most of his life, is an expert in the field of Procurement and Consultancy. In this seminar he lectured on the topic of bidding process and recruitment of consulting services.

Because of the increasing number of requests being received for the approval of installing generator sets to power buildings in Malé, the Maldives Energy Authority (MEA) is seeking ways to better regulate the standby power systems.

Deputy Director of Maldives Energy Authority, Mr. Ajwad Musthafa has participated as a speaker in the World Bank sponsored Energy Sector Management and Assistance Programme (ESMAP)’s Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Forum held in Washington DC, May 9, 2012.

Maldives participates in the subregional consultation meeting on “Energy Access and Energy Security: Prospects and Challenges for Regional Cooperation” held in New Delhi, 6-7 November 2012. Maldives is represented by the Deputy Director of Maldives Energy Authority, Mr. Ajwad Musthafa.