The Portfolio Committee on Energy's mandate is governed by Parliament's mission and vision, the rules of Parliament and Constitutional obligation. The mission of the Portfolio Committee on Energy (the Committee) is to contribute to the realisation of a developmental state and ensure effective service-delivery through discharging its responsibility as a Portfolio Committee of Parliament. Its vision includes enhancing and developing the capacity of Committee Members in the exercise of effective oversight over the Executive Authority. The primary objective of the Committee is to oversee, scrutinise and influence the performance of the Executive and its agencies. This implies holding the Executive and related entities accountable through oversight on the objectives of its programmes, scrutinising its budget and expenditure (quarterly and annually), and recommending, through Parliament, actions the Executive should take in order to attain their strategic goals and contribute to service-delivery.