41. Energy policy development and information management

The Board shall be responsible for promoting security and reliability and ensuring cost effectiveness of energy delivery within Sri Lanka, and for that purpose :—

examine the energy sector performance, review and integrate institutional and sub-sectoral plans, conduct policy analysis, review compliance with national energy policy and strategies and make policy recommendations to the Ministry on the energy sector in general, and more specifically on renewable energy resources and energy efficiency;

conduct surveys and investigations, collect and compile data in collaboration with the Department of Census and Statistics, publish national energy balance reports and other documents providing information relating to the energy sector in general, and more specifically to energy resources, conversion, supply, utilization, conservation and economics;

identify and analyse policy measures and recommend to the Ministry and other relevant agencies, specific policy measures pertaining to fiscal incentives and disincentives, including pricing policies, taxation and institutional arrangements;

obtain information relating to energy resources, research, reserves, conversion facilities and conversion levels, storage facilities and storage levels, transmission and distribution systems, sales, customers, costs, prices, income from sales, losses,

inspect and obtain information about potential or existing energy supply facilities and their utilization and consumption.