MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators

What MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators does

MEDREG (Mediterranean Energy Regulators) is a non-profit association of national energy regulatory authorities from the Mediterranean region, established in 2007 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, with a 22-person Secretariat. It serves 30 member regulators from 30 countries spanning the European Union, the Balkans, North Africa, the Levant, and (as of June 2026) the Gulf. Its core function is regulatory cooperation and convergence across electricity, natural gas, renewables, and consumer protection, delivered through five standing working groups, biannual General Assemblies, training programmes for young energy experts, high-level workshops, study visits between regulators, and expert missions. Knowledge outputs include flagship publications such as the Mediterranean Electricity Market Observatory (MEMO+), the Mediterranean Energy Regulatory Outlook, and working group reports on hydrogen, smart grids, and energy storage.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform or commercial software product; its "products" are publications, events, and capacity-building services. MEDREG is co-funded by the European Union under multi-year grant contracts — initially through DG NEAR (2007-2024) and, since February 2025, through the newly established DG MENA — supplemented by member contributions. The current cycle, MEDREG IX (2026-2029), aligns MEDREG's work with the EU's Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED), regulatory country reviews, and regional market integration objectives. The governance structure comprises a General Assembly, Presidency (currently Mr. Veljko Vasiljevic, President of Montenegro's REGAGEN), Permanent Vice-Presidents (Stefano Besseghini of Italy's ARERA and Livio de Santoli), and a Steering Committee, with operations led by Secretariat Director Hasan Ozkoc and Deputy-Director Bardhi Hoxha.

MEDREG's go-to-market is institutional and community-led: it does not sell products commercially, charge fees for publications, or operate pricing tiers. Engagement is driven by direct participation in working groups, General Assemblies, and training programmes, supplemented by dissemination through the MEDREG website, quarterly newsletters, Twitter/X (@Medreg_energy), YouTube (@medregvideos172), SoundCloud podcasts, and partner networks including Med-TSO, UfM (three active energy platforms), CEER, ECRB, ERRA, ICER/WFER, GIZ, RES4Africa, OMEC, and MEDENER. The primary "customers" are the 30 member regulators, with secondary constituencies comprising EU institutions and national energy ministries across the Mediterranean.

Name

MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators

Legal name

MEDREG - Mediterranean Energy Regulators

Website

https://medreg-regulators.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MEDREG is a Milan-based non-profit association of 30 national energy regulatory authorities from 30 Mediterranean and Gulf countries, founded in 2007. It delivers regulatory cooperation, capacity building, and policy convergence across electricity, gas, renewables, and consumer protection, funded primarily by EU grants.

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Milan

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Italy

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Europe

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B2B

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EU Co-funding (Grant Contract): MEDREG is co-funded by the European Union. From 2007 to 2024, co-funding came from DG NEAR in close cooperation with DG ENER. From February 2025, co-funding is managed by the newly established DG MENA (Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf). The EU Grant Contract (MEDREG IX, 2026-2029) is the primary financial mechanism supporting the organisation's activities, publications, events, and secretariat operations.
2. Member Contributions: MEDREG operates as an association of national energy regulatory authorities. Membership contributions from national regulators supplement EU co-funding. The 30 member regulators across the Mediterranean region form the core constituency and beneficiaries of MEDREG's activities.

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Core offering

MEDREG is an association of 30 national energy regulatory authorities from 30 Mediterranean countries that facilitates regulatory cooperation, knowledge sharing, and capacity building across the region. Its core offerings include working group activities on electricity, natural gas, renewables, and consumer protection, biannual training programmes, high-level workshops, expert missions, study visits, and a portfolio of flagship publications such as the Mediterranean Electricity Market Observatory (MEMO+) and the Mediterranean Energy Regulatory Outlook.

Product overview

MEDREG (Mediterranean Energy Regulators) is an association of energy regulators that serves as a platform for regional cooperation rather than a product company. Its offerings consist primarily of knowledge-sharing services including publications (Annual Reports, Mediterranean Electricity Market Observatory, Mediterranean Energy Regulatory Outlook, Working Group Reports, Brochures), training programmes for regulators, high-level workshops on energy regulation topics, and strategic Action Plans. The organization does not develop commercial software products but rather facilitates regulatory convergence and knowledge exchange among Mediterranean energy regulatory authorities.

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Products and services

• Annual Reports Yearly reports describing MEDREG's activities, milestones, and achievements in advancing sustainable energy regulation across the Mediterranean region, available to member regulators, EU institutions, and the public.
• Mediterranean Electricity Market Observatory (MEMO+) A flagship report updated every two years that assesses the evolution of national, sub-regional, and regional electricity markets in the Mediterranean, providing benchmarking data for regulators and policymakers.
• Mediterranean Energy Regulatory Outlook Comprehensive assessment of energy regulation developments in the Mediterranean region, featuring Key Performance Indicators for power generation, transmission, distribution, and consumer services.
• Working Group Reports Technical reports from working groups covering Electricity, Natural Gas, Renewables, Consumers, and Institutional topics, promoting best practices and regulatory convergence among member regulators.
• Training Programmes Biannual training programmes for young energy experts from regulatory authorities across the Mediterranean region, focusing on capacity building in energy regulation, electricity markets, gas, renewables, and consumer protection.
• High-Level Workshops Technical workshops bringing together regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders to address energy transition challenges and regional integration, including the Presidents' Workshop, MEDREG Forum, and working group sessions.
• Action Plans Strategic documents outlining deliverables and activities planned for specific periods, designed in accordance with MEDREG's strategy and goals. The current MEDREG IX Action Plan covers 2026-2029.
• Brochures Institutional brochures offering overview of MEDREG's activities and achievements over specific periods, available for download from the MEDREG website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 national energy regulatory authorities from 30 countries participate in MEDREG activities and working groups
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Med-TSO (Association of Mediterranean Transmission System Operators)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013MEDREG and Med-TSO signed a bilateral cooperation protocol in 2013 (expanded with EU in 2014) to reinforce Mediterranean electricity interconnections and support dialogue between TSOs and regulators. They jointly implement the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Electricity Market Platform (UfM REM Platform). Med-TSO represents Mediterranean TSOs operating High Voltage Transmission Networks of 20 Mediterranean countries. Joint workshops are held regularly, e.g., on Guarantees of Origin (October 2025) and on T-MED Initiative.
• Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDREG is an active member of three UfM energy platforms: (1) UfM Regional Electricity Market Platform (UfM REM Platform) for gradual establishment of inter-connected electricity markets; (2) UfM Gas Platform to reinforce security of gas supply and regional gas exchanges; (3) UfM Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Platform (UfM REEE Platform). UfM brings together all 28 EU and 15 Southern/Eastern Mediterranean countries.
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDREG signed a cooperation agreement with PAM in 2015 to support progressive opening and integration of Mediterranean energy markets, create an attractive investment framework for energy generation and infrastructure, and empower energy consumers through targeted policies. PAM supports the work of national Parliaments in designing energy laws. MEDREG participated in PAM's 4th Parliamentary Economic Forum (June 2026, Marrakesh).
• Observatoire Méditerranéen de l'Energie e du Climat (OMEC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMEC (formerly OME, launched 1988, incorporated 1991) is the voice of the energy industry in the Mediterranean area, gathering leading energy companies from 16 countries. Since 2015, MEDREG has closely worked with OMEC in the context of the UfM Gas Platform on regulatory issues. Both organisations regularly engage in each other's activities.
• Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEER was established in 2000 as the voice of Europe's national energy regulators. MEDREG cooperates closely with CEER through trilateral workshops on energy transition, consumer engagement, and energy security (joint events held in Vienna in June 2022 and December 2022). CEER is part of the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) alongside MEDREG.
• Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECRB is the independent regional body of energy regulators in the Energy Community. MEDREG closely cooperates with ECRB on consumer issues and joint workshops on flexibility and adequacy mechanisms (most recently in March 2026). ECRB is a coordination platform for exchange of knowledge and development of best practices for regulated electricity and gas markets.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ is a German federal enterprise supporting international cooperation for sustainable development. As a federal enterprise of the German government, GIZ collaborates with MEDREG on capacity building and knowledge sharing initiatives in the Mediterranean energy sector.
• RES4MED (Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRES4MED is a strategic programme led by RES4Africa Foundation, operational since 2012. It promotes public-private dialogue to advance renewable energy in Southern-Eastern Mediterranean countries through market-driven strategic analysis and engagement with local stakeholders from both private and public spheres.
• MEDENER (Mediterranean Association of National Agencies for Energy Management)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDENER was created in 1997 in Tunis as an international non-profit bringing together 12 national agencies from the Mediterranean region in charge of energy efficiency and renewable energy promotion. MEDREG collaborates with MEDENER through the meetMED project, an EU-funded initiative to enhance energy security and low-carbon transition in beneficiary countries.
• Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerERRA is a voluntary organisation of independent energy regulatory bodies from the Central European and Eurasian region, with 48 member associations from 44 countries. ERRA provides a platform for exchange of information and experience among energy regulators globally.
• International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerICER is a voluntary framework for cooperation between energy regulators from around the globe. MEDREG is a member of ICER, which operates under the framework of the World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER), held once every three years (WFER IX planned for September 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia).
• The African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFUR addresses regulatory matters spanning energy, telecommunications, transport, and water & sanitation across Africa, emphasising cross-sectoral issues. MEDREG cooperates with AFUR to cultivate cooperation among utility regulators across Africa for socio-economic progress.
• Ibero-American Association of Energy Regulators (ARIAE)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerARIAE brings together 25 energy regulatory institutions (electricity, gas, and hydrocarbons) from 19 countries in Ibero-America since 2000. It aims to harmonise criteria in energy regulation and facilitate exchange of regulatory experiences across different geographical areas.
• Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRERA was officially launched in 2002 to facilitate harmonisation of regulatory policies, legislation, standards, and practices among energy regulators within the SADC region, serving as a platform for effective cooperation.
• meetMED (Mitigation Enabling Energy Transition in the Mediterranean)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnermeetMED is an EU-funded project developed by MEDENER and RCREEE, aiming to enhance energy security of beneficiary countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia) while fostering transition to low-carbon economy. Activities focus on energy efficiency in buildings and appliances through multi-partner approaches.

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• Xx.com/Medreg_energy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@medregvideos172/featured
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medreg

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