22. The object of the Corporation shall be to supply power to the municipalities, industrial or commercial undertakings and citizens of Québec at the lowest rates consistent with sound financial administration.
It shall establish the tariff applicable to each class of consumers according to the real cost of the service furnished to such class, in so far as practicable.
The rates and conditions upon which power is supplied shall be fixed by by-law of the Corporation or determined by special contracts between the Corporation on the one hand and municipalities, electricty cooperatives or industrial or commercial undertakings, as the case may be, on the other. Such by-laws and contracts must be approved by the Government.
R. S. 1964, c. 86, s. 22; 1978, c. 41, s. 1.