The Department was allocated R3.4 billion in programme 4 (Associated Services) and it had projected to spend R530.9 million but spent up to R640 million which was more than its projection for the first quarter. In view of this over expenditure, the National Treasury indicated that the Department had submitted a request to revise its monthly drawings from the National Revenue Fund (NRF) in June 2010 but the Department failed to submit required supporting documents to outline the number of electrification connections that would be delivered per month in order to justify the increase in the funding requirements of their implementing agents (Eskom and Municipalities).