(1) The Government may require the Company to implement rural electrification programmes and the Company shall accede to any such requirement, on terms and conditions agreeable to both Government and the Company which shall include the provision of funds by the Government for this purpose.
(2) The Company may charge the Government for all electricity supplied at the rates as determined in accordance with this Act after deducting from such charges a discount at the rate of 10 per cent or at such higher rate as the Company may allow.