As of 1 April 2010, the Department became a stand alone organisation independent from the energy functions as shared under the DME umbrella. The establishment of a new administration for the Department with capacity and expertise to discharge the new mandate was to be at the centre stage of work that needed to be done during the period under review. The Department identified crucial functions needed in the establishment of a new organisation and therefore set itself within the first quarter of the 2010/2011 financial year to ensure that appropriate capacity was built around these areas using human resources transferred from the DME and newly recruited employees.