The administration of EgyptEra is the authority competent to conduct its affairs, and it may take the decisions it deems necessary to achieve its objectives. The Council shall carry out its functions in the manner set forth in this law. In particular, it has the following:

1. Approve EgyptEra’s action plans and programs.


2. Approve the rules required to exercise all the electricity power activities, including the electricity generation, transmission, distribution, operation, sale and consumption, such that these activities shall be performed in a manner ensuring free, unrestricted and unprejudiced competition and that appropriate procedures shall be undertaken in case of violation, in accordance with the provisions of the present Law and the Executive Regulations thereof.


3. Approve the electricity feeding security report described in Article (35) of the present Law, and refer same to the Ministry to undertake the procedures believed to be appropriate to meet the needs of Subscribers and provide them with appropriate reserve in a manner not prejudicing free competition.


4. Set rules, conditions and procedures whereby the Electricity Utility Stakeholders are granted permissions and licenses to establish, manage, operate and maintain electricity generation, distribution and sale activities. These rules, conditions and procedures shall further cover the cases of suspending the permissions and/or licenses and the procedures of complaints, and shall apply without prejudice to the conditions of the activities that are governed by other laws and special contracts.


5. Within the limits of the rules, conditions and procedures set forth in the present Law and the Executive Regulations thereof, approve the granting, renewing, suspending and cancelling any permissions and/or licenses given to exercise all the activities of Electricity Utility.


6. Determine the fees for permissions, licenses and other services rendered by EgyptEra to third parties.


7. Approve the conditions that should be covered by the contracts concluded by an Electricity Utility Stakeholder to use a transmission and/or distribution network.


8. Approve the general standards of electricity feeding quality.


9. Approve a tariff on sale of electricity to non-eligible on the various voltages and all uses, and approve a consideration for use of transmission and distribution networks and exchange of electricity in the regulated Market, in accordance with previously declared economic rules and principles referred to in Clause Three of Article Four of the present Law.


10. Approve the rules, conditions and procedures related to the trading and granting of Energy Source Certificates to the renewable sources electricity producers. .


11. Develop a system to monitor, follow up and determine the performance standards for the Electricity Utility Stakeholders. ء.


12. Approve decisions adjudicating on the disputes that may arise between the Electricity Utility Stakeholders in connection with the Electricity Utility's workflow and level of regularity.


13. Approve the draft annual budget and conclusive account of EgyptEra.


14. Approve the organizational structure of EgyptEra as well as the financial, technical, administrative and employment affairs regulations and the other internal regulations that organize EgyptEra’s activities. These regulations shall apply regardless of any Governmental rules and systems, provided that they shall be subject to a Decree from the Competent Minister.


15. Accept any grants, donations and contributions that may be offered to EgyptEra, if they do not contradict with EgyptEra’s objectives.


16. Review the issues that the Chairman believe required to be raised to the Board of Directors.