Law No. 21/97 concerning production, transport, supply and sale of electric power, and creating the National Council for Electricity

This Law concerns production, transport, supply and sale of electric power. It consists of 48 articles divided into 11 chapters and creates the National Council for Electricity, which regulates production and exploitation of electric energy. Chapter 6 specifies land use and conditions under which land expropriation shall be allowed. Chapter 7 establishes requirements to exploit electric power in order to satisfy environmental protecting measures. Chapter 9 concerns the use of rivers for hydropower generation. This National Council shall carry out control on illegal activity and establish sanctions to be paid by offenders.