The Chairperson welcomed delegates to the fourth stakeholder's meeting arranged by the Committee since November 2011. A number of challenges in the renewable energy sector were highlighted during the previous engagement with the Committee on 7 June 2012. Stakeholders were invited to brief the Committee on the challenges faced by the sector and to explore possible solutions. The renewable energy sector in South Africa was relatively new but progress had been made over the previous eighteen months. The third round of procurement (Window 3) would commence shortly.