The Rural Energy Board
The Rural Energy Board (REB)was established by The Rural Energy Act, 2005 and its objective is to promote rural
socioeconomic development by facilitating extended access to modern energy services for the productive economic uses, health and education, clean water, civil security and domestic applications.
Main functions of the Board are the following.
- To support the provision of modem energy services through projects that are
developed by private, public entities, co-operatives and local community
organizations.
- To facilitate the provision of technical assistance to qualified
developers that contributes to the provision of modem energy service s in rural
areas.
- To allocate grants in an efficient and competitive manner, to subsidize
the capital costs of projects, taking into consideration a project's social and
economic benefits, regional equity in the allocation of funding resources, and
the project's sustainability.
Composition of the Board
The Rural Energy Board consist of the following members:
- a representative from the Ministry responsible for energy;
- a representative
from the Ministry of Finance;
- a representative from the Ministry responsible
for regional administration and local government;
- a representative of the
Private Sector;
- a representative of the Tanzanian Bankers' Association;
- a
representative of a civic society;
- a representative of the Development
Partners;
- a representative of consumers.