Madam Speaker, I thank the member for the question. The response to the question is: At this stage we cannot say that liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, is making inroads into the household markets, mainly because the total annual growth, which is at 15,4% as we speak from 9 percent in 2003, emanates mostly from the industrial sector and not households.
The department has undertaken pilot projects on the use of liquefied petroleum gas by households, and we are piloting the project in Tembisile in Mpumalanga and in Atteridgeville in Gauteng, to gain valuable information to properly promote LPG, should it be required.
What is important for us is to appreciate that central to the use of an energy carrier is its reliable, availability, accessibility and affordability. When it comes to LPG, given that South Africa does not have natural gas, we still have a challenge as far as availability and affordability of LPG goes. However, we still have to assess all of these and the pilot project is meant to begin that process. Thank you very much.