(a) establish, maintain and operate facilities for the generation of electricity and other forms of energy

(b) supply electricity and other forms of energy.

Guiding Delta in carrying out these functions are the following principal objectives:

(a) to be a successful business and, to this end to:

(i) operate at least as efficiently as any other comparable businesses;

(ii) to maximise the net worth of the state’s investment in Delta; and

(iii) to exhibit a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community in which it operates.

(b) to protect the environment by conducting its operations in compliance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development contained in section 6 (2) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991;

(c) to exhibit a sense of responsibility towards regional development and decentralisation in the way in which it operates;

(d) to operate efficient, safe and reliable facilities for the generation of electricity;

(e) to be an efficient and responsible supplier of electricity;