Anaré

What Anaré does

ANARE-CI (Autorité Nationale de Régulation du Secteur de l'Électricité de Côte d'Ivoire) is the national regulatory authority for the electricity sector of Côte d'Ivoire, established by decree n°2016-785 of October 12, 2016, succeeding the former Anaré. It operates from its headquarters at Immeuble EECI in the Abidjan-Plateau district, with a regional office in Yamoussoukro, and exercises statutory authority over licensing, tariff approval, power purchase contracts, and dispute resolution. Its mandate spans all categories of electricity consumers (household, commercial, industrial), private operators including the CIE concessionnaire, independent power producers, and gas fuel suppliers, as well as government counterparts such as the Ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de l'Énergie and CI-Energies.

The authority's core products are digital platforms and consumer-protection services: PACEL (Plateforme d'Aide au Consommateur et à l'Exploitation du Système Électrique) at pacel.anare.ci for online complaint filing; a public Open Data portal publishing electricity statistics on consumption, production, network length, subscribers, peak MW, and installed capacity; an online Facture Simulator for bill estimation; and a toll-free consumer hotline (1393). It also runs nationwide IEC (Information, Éducation, Communication) campaigns, the BADGE certification program, and annual energy purchase contract analysis training delivered with partners such as IFDD.

ANARE-CI is funded through the Ivorian state budget and does not generate commercial revenue; all services and consumer protection functions are provided free of charge. Leadership consists of a Regulatory Council (Conseil de Régulation) chaired since December 10, 2024 by Dr Brice Kouassi, and a General Directorate led by Director General Amidou Traoré since August 6, 2021. The institution is embedded in regional and international regulatory networks through partnerships with ARREC (ECOWAS), Regulae.fr, the French CRE, EDF International/ENEDIS, GIZ, the European Union, the EBRD, IFDD, and UEMOA.

Name

Anaré

Legal name

ANARE-CI - Autorité Nationale de Régulation du Secteur de l'Électricité de Côte d'Ivoire

Website

https://anare.ci

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANARE-CI is the national regulatory authority for Côte d'Ivoire's electricity sector, established by decree in 2016. It licenses operators, approves tariffs, resolves disputes, and protects consumers via digital platforms, a national hotline, and field outreach campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ANARE-CI is the national independent regulatory authority for Côte d'Ivoire's electricity sector, created by decree n°2016-785 of October 12, 2016. It regulates electricity operators through licensing, tariff approvals, prior technical authorizations, and dispute resolution, while protecting consumer interests via complaint handling, public IEC campaigns, a toll-free hotline (1393), and the PACEL online complaint platform. The authority also publishes sector statistics on an open-data portal and runs training programs such as Formation CAE for energy contract professionals.

Product overview

ANARE-CI is a regulatory authority for Côte d'Ivoire's electricity sector, not a product company. It offers regulatory services including consumer complaint handling via the PACEL platform, an online invoice simulator, open data portals for electricity statistics, and annual training programs on energy contract analysis. The organization's services are administrative and regulatory in nature, focused on market oversight, consumer protection, and sectoral data dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PACEL Platform (Plateforme d'Assistance aux Consommateurs d'Électricité)
• Simulateur de facture
• Open Data Portal (Portail Open Data)
• Hotline 1393
• Formation CAE (Contrat d'Achat d'Électricité)
• Authorisation Technique Préalable
• Formule de prix de l'électricité thermique

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARREC (Autorité Régionale de Régulation de l'Électricité de la CEDEAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI actively participates in ARREC's regional activities, including the 9th ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulation Forum in Accra (July 2024), ARREC's 7th Forum (2022), and the 19th CCRO meeting. ARREC is the regional regulatory authority for ECOWAS electricity markets, and ANARE-CI's membership enables harmonization of regulatory practices across West Africa.
• Regulae.fr (Réseau des Régulateurs Francophones de l'Énergie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI participates in Regulae.fr's general assemblies and thematic workshops, including a workshop on the role of regulators in renewable energy promotion. Kpokpa Blé Alexis, Member of the Regulatory Council, led a delegation to the Regulae.fr General Assembly, strengthening ties with French-speaking energy regulators.
• CRE (Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie, France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn March 16, 2022, a delegation from ANARE-CI led by President of the Regulatory Council M. Fofana Youssouf visited CRE's headquarters in Paris to sign a cooperation convention. The convention covers internal organization, best practices in human resources management, and broader regulatory cooperation between the French and Ivorian energy regulators.
• EDF International / ENEDIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn December 2, 2021, ANARE-CI and EDF International (via ENEDIS) signed a three-year framework agreement for support and assistance. According to Olivier Fesquet, EDF International Network's representative for Africa and the Middle East, the partnership covers various regulatory areas including technical assistance, capacity building, and best practice exchanges.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ partnered with the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy (via the Direction Générale de l'Énergie) to organize a high-level institutional workshop on regulatory frameworks and energy efficiency in Yamoussoukro (April 2026). ANARE-CI contributed presentations and operated an information booth at this event.
• European UnionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EU partnered with ANARE-CI to organize a workshop in Grand Bassam (February 4-5, 2020) on defining tariff frameworks for decentralized electrification. The workshop brought together 35 participants from EU-funded cooperation programs, regulators, and sector stakeholders.
• ARSE (Autorité de Régulation du Secteur de l'Électricité, Niger)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI conducted a joint working visit with French CRE and Nigerien ARSE regulators from May 17-20, 2022, strengthening South-South cooperation among West African and French-speaking energy regulators.
• UEMOA (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI is listed as a useful link on the UEMOA website, indicating institutional recognition and cooperation within the West African economic union framework for energy regulation.
• IFDD (Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI partnered with IFDD (a Francophonie institute) for high-level training on electricity tariffing. ANARE-CI hosted the 7th edition of the OIF/IFDD training in October 2021, building regulatory capacity among African energy sector cadres.
• MINES Paris TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a useful link on ANARE-CI's website, indicating institutional cooperation and potential academic partnership with the prestigious French engineering school for regulatory expertise and training.
• BERD (Banque Européenne pour la Reconstruction et le Développement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn January 23, 2025, a BERD delegation led by Gabriel de Lastours visited ANARE-CI's Director General Amidou Traoré for exchange discussions, indicating growing engagement with multilateral development finance institutions.
• OIPR (Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANARE-CI partnered with OIPR for the reforestation of the Aghien Natural Reserve (June 2026), organizing the second phase of a 10-hectare reforestation program, demonstrating ANARE-CI's environmental and social responsibility initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana: Ghana's multi-sector utility regulator covering electricity and water. Operates the same consumer complaint, tariff, and licensing functions as ANARE-CI within the West African power market context.
• Commission de Régulation du Secteur de l'Électricité (CRSE), Senegal: National electricity sector regulator of Senegal, functionally analogous to ANARE-CI. Both are CEDEAO/ARREC member regulators overseeing licensing, tariff approval, and consumer protection in West African power markets.
• Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC): National electricity regulator of Liberia. Comparable in scope (licensing, tariffs, consumer disputes) and operating environment (single concessionaire-dominated market) to ANARE-CI in Côte d'Ivoire.
• ARSE – Autorité de Régulation du Secteur de l'Électricité, Niger: National electricity regulator of Niger; ANARE-CI conducted a joint working visit with ARSE and French CRE in May 2022. Same statutory mandate, Francophone institutional model, and regional cooperation role.

Broad incumbents

• ARREC – Autorité Régionale de Régulation de l'Électricité de la CEDEAO: Regional electricity regulator for ECOWAS, of which ANARE-CI is a member. Operates one layer above national regulators like ANARE-CI, setting cross-border market rules, but covers the same sector and licensing/thematic concerns.
• Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC): Federal regulator of Nigeria's much larger electricity sector. Comparable mandate (licensing, tariff, dispute resolution) but operating at materially greater scale and complexity than ANARE-CI.
• Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE), France: Mature French energy regulator; signed a cooperation convention with ANARE-CI in March 2022 covering HR and best practices. Comparable function at far larger scale and a benchmark for tariff methodology and consumer protection.

Others

• CI-Energies: Ivorian state-owned electricity sector master-planning and project entity, housed in the same Immeuble EECI building as ANARE-CI. Functions as the state counterpart that ANARE-CI regulates; relevant peer for sector governance rather than direct competition.
• Regulae.fr – Réseau des Régulateurs Francophones de l'Énergie: Network of French-speaking energy regulators of which ANARE-CI is a member. Not a regulator itself, but a peer network providing capacity building, workshops, and benchmarks relevant to ANARE-CI's regulatory practice.
• EDF / ENEDIS: French utility and distribution system operator; signed a three-year framework agreement with ANARE-CI in December 2021. Engaged as a peer/counterparty for technical assistance and capacity building rather than as a competing regulator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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