Rural Energy Act, 2005 (No. 8 of 2005). Pays/Territoire République-Unie de Tanzanie Type du document Législation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Tanzania Official Gazette 2005. Titre completAn Act to establish the Rural Energy Board, Fund and Agency to be responsible for promotion of improved access to modern energy services in the rural areas of Mainland Tanzania and through a Fund within the Agency Board to provide for grants and subsidies to developers of rural energy projects and for related and consequential matters. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Énergie Mot clé Développement agricole Aires défavorisées Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Institution Fonds spécial Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Pays les moins avances Résumé This Act seeks to improve modern energy supply in rural areas so as to promote economic growth, sustainable development and social welfare in such areas. The public institution designed to facilitate rural energy service provision shall have a small core administrative capacity and shall rely on the technical and financial capacity of qualified private sector entities. The Act establishes the Rural Energy Board Rural Energy Agency and the defines responsibilities of the Minister, the Agency and the Board under this Act. The Agency shall be a body corporate and shall implement the Board's strategies and decisions. The Act also establishes a Rural Energy Fund for which management rules are set out in the Schedule. The Minister may execute agreements with development partners which foresee the setting up of special purposes funds. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.saflii.org