North African Power Pool
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The Comité Maghrébin de l'Electricité (COMELEC), also Maghreb Electricity Committee and North African Power Pool, is an association of five North African countries belonging to the Arab Maghreb Union (Union du Maghreb Arabe). The major aim of the association is to interconnect the electricity grids of the member countries in order to facilitate the trading of electric power between the members. North African Power Pool is one of the five regional power pools in Africa.[1]
TypeElectric Energy Grid Interconnection Agency
JurisdictionFive North African Countries
| Comité Maghrébin de l'Electricité (COMELEC) Maghreb Electricity Committee | |
| Electricity Grid Interconnection Organization overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric Energy Grid Interconnection Agency |
| Jurisdiction | Five North African Countries |
Overview
Members
The member countries and their respective electricity utility companies are listed in the table below.
| Country | Electric utility |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Société nationale de l'électricité et du gaz (Sonelgaz) |
| Libya | General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) |
| Morocco | Office national d'électricité (ONE) |
| Mauritania | Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité (SOMELEC) |
| Tunisia | Société tunisienne de l'électricité et du gaz (STEG) |
