after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mandates of the Ministry of Electricity and Water are hereby adopted as follows:
1. Formulating the necessary plans and studies for electricity and drinking water production and distribution projects throughout the Sultanate.
2. Working to develop sources of electricity and drinking water production in line with scientific progress in these two fields.
3. Providing electricity and drinking water services in line with urban expansion and population growth in accordance with the capabilities and development plans set by the government.
4. Operating and maintaining electricity and drinking water stations with the necessary efficiency and capacity to ensure the provision of the best services in these two facilities.
5. Issuing regulations for the distribution of electricity and drinking water, determining their tariffs, and the mechanism for collecting consumption fees in accordance with the policy of the government.
6. Safeguarding the interests of the government in the companies in which it holds shares and whose principal purpose falls within the mandates of the ministry.
7. Working on training and qualifying Omani officers working in the ministry.
Article II
The ministry shall exercise its powers through its units in accordance with its Organisational Structure attached to this decree.
Article III
All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with it, is hereby repealed.
Article IV
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 15 Rabi Al-Thani 1402Corresponding to: 9 February 1982
Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 235 issued on 15 February 1982.
