The Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) is a multisectoral government agency established under Act No.

To provide efficient and reliable services in the islands, a bill to regulate the energy and water sectors was drafted and enacted into law on 19 August 2013, creating a multi-sectoral independent regulatory authority to regulate electricity, petroleum, LPG, and water utility services.

[5] The foundation for a new headquarters building for ZURA was laid in Maisara, Zanzibar, Tanzania in January 2019.

The Minister of Lands, Water, Energy and Environment appoints five members while the director general and the chairperson of the board are presidential appointees.

The board of directors is chaired by Asha Ali Abdula, who is also a member of the Energy Regulators Association of East Africa General Assembly.