40. Delivery of rural energy services

The Board shall in collaboration with the relevant provincial authorities, take such measures as may be necessary to :–

provide for basic domestic energy needs of the rural population, by making available affordable energy services to rural and remote areas of the country which have no access or a limited access to modern and commercial energy services;

prepare a long term plan for delivery of energy services to rural and remote areas of the country, by identifying un-served areas, their energy needs and available resources and promoting suitable technologies; and

develop a conducive environment for the promotion of investments on rural energy delivery, including the development of guidelines in collaboration with relevant state agencies on rural energy project development and to disseminate them among prospective investors.