PC Energy: Outstanding Oversight Reports

Meeting report

Opening remarks by the Chairperson
The Chairperson said that the Department of Energy was supposed to brief the Committee on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and its impact on the Energy Sector. Unfortunately the Department was absent and had not sent any formal notification. He expressed shock at the behaviour of the Department.

The Chairperson indicated that the Committee would continue with the adoption of its outstanding minutes and reports.  

Consideration of outstanding minutes

The Chairperson tabled several sets of minutes for consideration. He indicated that the Committee would go through these documents page-by-page and Members could give their input where necessary. The Committee adopted the following minutes without any amendments:

5 March 2013

7 May 2013

8 March 2013

12 March 2013

15 March 2013

19 March 2013

26 March 2013

27 March 2013

16 April 2013

17 April 2013

18 April 2013

30 May 2013

11 June 2013

6 August 2013

13 August 2013

20 August 2013

30 August 2013

Minutes yet to be adopted after verification
The following minutes were read but awaited verification before adoption.

23rd April 2013
Mr J Selau (ANC) said that he was in attendance at this meeting but it was not recorded as such.

The Chairperson said that the minutes would be set aside for verification before adoption.

18 June 2013
Mr S Radebe (ANC) said there were problems regarding the consistency of names.

Mr Selau said that he had only page 7 but no page 6 in his copy.

Ms N Mathibela (ANC) said that she had both pages.

The Chairperson said that this matter would be handed over to the Support Staff to sort out before adoption.
 
24 July 2013 and 10 September 2013
Minutes of the 24 July 2013 and 10 September 2013 were set aside regarding consistency of names before they would be adopted.

The Chairperson said that there was a gap with regard to the minutes from September 2013 up to now which still had to be adopted.

Oversight Reports

Eastern Cape Kwazulu Natal 16 – 20 January 2012 Report
The Committee read the Eastern Cape Kwazulu Natal 16 – 20 January Report. The Chairperson said that he hoped that page 8 was recorded clearer than what was presented in this report. 
He had picked up something interesting on page 26 which had shocked him.  It was in the 3^rd paragraph from the bottom in Section 9.
The recommendation on page 27 should read: the third meeting also attended by academics from the University of Kwazulu Natal.

This report was adopted with no amendments.

1^st Energy Stakeholder meeting 7 November 2011
The Committee read the 1^st Energy Stakeholder meeting 7 November 2011.

The report was adopted with no amendments

2^nd Energy Stakeholder meeting 19 January 2012
The Committee read the 2^nd Energy Stakeholder meeting 19 January 2012.

This report was adopted without amendments

The Chairperson hoped and trusted that these were some of the reports that would be treasured as the Committee monitored the Renewable Energy Procurement Programme and the extent to which the Department had been responsive to these recommendations.  A lot of good work had been done in preparation for the fifth Parliament and would allow for the monitoring of what had been achieved; what had been factored in as per recommendations from the Committee and what could be pursued.

The Chairperson added that because work was being concluded in terms of the Legacy Report, he hoped that it was not being done just to comply as this would form the basis of the legacy report. The next meeting was due for 20 February.  

Mr L Greyling (ID) asked if any feedback had been received from the Department as this was a serious issue with no reason given. This issue should be taken up.

The Chairperson said that nothing had been received from the Committee Secretary. It would be pursued once this meeting was over.

The meeting was adjourned.