. The Speaker's office endorses the facilitation of a national symposium by the Portfolio Committee on Energy, assisted by any relevant body/ies that will create a National Platform for commitment and promotion of co-generation and tri-generation. . In the interim, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Department of Energy, the Development Financial Institutions and those businesses who are affected, convene meetings to address concerns that have been raised during the discussions. . The Speaker's office endorses commissioning of in-depth research on comparative analysis on legislation that enables co-generation and tri- generation.