Rural and Renewable Energy Agency Act, 2011. País/Territorio Liberia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2015 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Energía Palabra clave Desarrollo agrícola Institución Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Conservación de energía/producción de energía Equidad Monitoreo Participación público privada (PPP) Energía renovable Fondo especial Normas Desarrollo sostenible Uso sostenible Área geográphica Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental Entry into force notes This Act enetrs into force on the dat eof its publication in the Official Gazette. Resumen This Act aims at establishing the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency, an autonomous body wholly owned by the Government of Liberia, with the following main tasks (i) to promote improved access to modern energy services in rural areas; (ii) to facilitate and accelerate the economic transformation of rural Liberia by promoting the development and supply of modern energy products and services with an emphasis on locally available renewable resources; (iii) to introduce and promote the enactment of regulations and policies; (iv) to administer, secure, enforce, design and execute policies, strategies, plans, and programs relating directly and indirectly to the functioning, growth, and development of the rural energy sector. The Agency shall be established based on the following main principles (i) national interest; (ii) sustainability; (iii) development; (iv) productive uses and income generation; (v) equality among consumers; (vi) community involvement; (vii) conservation and efficient use of natural resources. The functions of the Agency are explained in Section 2.1, and the main ones among them are (i) developing in collaboration with the concerned Ministries and other stakeholders a Rural Energy Strategy and Master Plan; (ii) negotiating and entering into contracts with experts and institutions in furtherance of its goal and objectives; (iii) facilitating the coordination of its activities with other rural development activities; (iv) supporting the collection and public dissemination of high-quality renewable energy resource data, information on rural energy needs, and their geographic distribution; (v) facilitating the provision of capacity building activities; (vi) promoting the establishment of rural energy cooperatives and private electricity service companies; (vii) facilitating the funding of rural energy projects; (viii) promoting market-based approaches to energy development with a focus on public-private partnership. Texto completo Inglés Página web rrealiberia.org