Despite the effort by government on these projects, concerns have been raised against the aforementioned projects. Of major concern to the community of Thyspunt is the proposed nuclear plant and wind powered turbines. These concerns range from failure by relevant government departments in consulting the community, possibility of regional jobs being threatened to biodiversity challenges. Against this background, the Select Committee on Economic Development (SCED) together with the relevant stakeholders sought to conduct an oversight to try and address some of the concerns raised regarding these projects