About Us

Article 4 of the MRA Act establishes the functions of the Authority and gives wide ranging responsibilities essentially involving regulation of practices, operations and activities in the energy, water and minerals sectors.  This broadly can be considered to incorporate the regulation of:

The national utilities and service providers for energy and water namely Enemalta Corporation and the Water Services Corporation and their subsidiary companies;

Industrial enterprises exploiting resources such as oil exploration, quarry owners and abstractors of groundwater;  

Retailers and operators in the regulated sectors including: operators of petrol stations, gas and kerosene delivery entities, offshore bunkering companies, private operators of desalination plants and operators of road tankers;

Tradesmen such as electricians and plumbers.

To fulfill its responsibilities three directorates are established within the Authority namely:

Directorate for Energy Resources Regulation with responsibility for the regulation of all practices relating to generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of energy, whatever the sources of any such energy;

Directorate for Water Resources Regulation with responsibility for the regulation of all practices relating to water resources, drainage and sewage;

Directorate for Mineral Resources Regulation with responsibility for the regulation of all practices relating to mineral resources.

The Directorates are supported by a public and stakeholder relationship office, finance office, information systems office and a pool of analysts and specialists. A licensing, monitoring and enforcement unit is responsible for issuing and processing of all licences and enforcement to licence conditions.   Recruitment to fill these positions is currently being carried out.