The catalytic reforming of CO₂ by CH₄ over NiO-YSZ-CeO₂ catalysts was investigated to check the possibility of development of a high preformance catalyst electrode for application in an electrocatalytic reforming in the SOFC system. The catalysts before and after the reaction were characterized by N₂ physisorption, CO chemisorption, SEM, TPR and XRD. It was found that NiO-YSZ-CeO₂ catalyst is a promising candidate for development as a catalyst anode material for an electrocatalytic reforming in the SOFC system.