The Committee was informed that the only clinics that were not attended to were those that did not fall under the category and the mandate of the Provincial Department of Human Settlements. Nationally, 1 786 schools remained without electrification. It was indicated that government adopted solar panel as other form of energy to schools and clinics in communities without proper electricity infrastructure. While these solar panels were installed, a number of challenges were reported, some of which were observed during the visit. These include: