The Chairperson of the PCE, Hon Sisa Njikelana, outlined the purpose of the visit indicating that one of the roles of Parliament is to conduct oversight over any department. He explained that the PCE was aware that the DoE was rolling out SHSs. So, as part of the PCE oversight work, the Committee requested DoE to identify areas that the Committee could visit, and KZN was identified as the main province where there was substantial rollout. Furthermore, it was explained that the KZN municipalities were selected as a sample as it was impossible to visit all areas that are rolling out SHSs. The Chairperson thanked the Members of the KZN Provincial Legislator for attending - indicating that energy issues are cross cutting.