4.5 Department of Energy The Department of Energy (DoE) informed the Committees that electrification is the responsibility of Eskom. The DoE explained that it is through legislation that this responsibility is drawn from. However, the DoE reported that it allocates funds for each municipality as per their needs. The DoE explained this by saying that if there is an ongoing electrification programme in one municipality, the DoE does not allocate funds until the project is finished. The DoE reported that municipalities are invited to attend the Energy forum but municipalities are reluctant to attend. The DoE stressed that Municipal Managers and Technical Managers are expected to attend the Energy forum. Furthermore, the DoE reported that it is struggling to get monthly reports from some municipalities.