c. Department of Energy The DoE indicated that the REIPPP is a new programme in SA and hence there were a fair degree of permutations and problems that needed to be managed down. Further SA has a vertically integrated utility and this posed further challenges. This was a steep learning curve for them and hence although government agreed that co-generation should be part of the energy mix, the roll out of policies has been slow. DoE also indicated that some policies reside outside the DoE, making the policy environment more difficult. The DoE indicated that it aims to have some of the policy documentation ready by March and requested that all players involve themselves in the process and issues at hand.