Technical Issues – developing and issuing best practice codes and standards, insuring adequacy of the R&D activities of the electricity and water desalination industry, promoting energy conservation measures in coordination with the Ministry of Water and Electricity (MWE), and handling other relevant technical matters. -- Organizational and Administrative Tasks – defining public interest with regard to the electricity and water desalination industry, development of regulations for expansion of the infrastructure of the industry, encouraging private sector participation and investments, and issuing periodic reports to the Council of Ministers on costs and tariffs of electricity, cogeneration, and desalination services.
