((a)) ** Promotion, etc., by United States in connection with international financial institutions** The United States Government, in connection with its voice and vote in the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank, shall encourage such institutions—

((1)) to promote the decentralized production of renewable energy;

((2)) to identify renewable resources to produce energy in rural development projects and determine the feasibility of substituting them for systems using fossil fuel;

((3)) to train personnel in developing technologies for getting energy from renewable resources;

((4)) to support research into the use of renewable resources, including hydropower, biomass, solar photovoltaic, and solar thermal;

((5)) to support an information network to make available to policymakers the full range of energy choices;

((6)) to broaden their energy planning, analyses, and assessments to include consideration of the supply of, demand for, and possible uses of renewable resources; and

((7)) to coordinate with the Agency for International Development and other aid organizations in supporting effective rural energy programs.

((b)) ** “Renewable resource” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “renewable resource” means any energy resource which—

((1)) meets the needs of rural communities;

((2)) saves capital without wasting labor;

((3)) is modest in scale and simple to install and maintain and which can be managed by local individuals;

((4)) is acceptable and affordable; and

((5)) does not damage the environment.