. The National Department of Energy must table a sustainable cost effective funding plan for nuclear energy in South Africa in terms of the IRP 2010 proposals. . Department of Energy must inform the committee on what are the opportunity costs of a nuclear plant viz-a-viz of renewable energy in relation to cost and job creation. . The Eastern Cape requires guidelines for environmental threshold and criteria for the establishment and placement for wind and solar farms. . The amended and proposed REFIT model is a deterrent for future investment in green energy and industry