(1) Who is the current competent authority for granting environmental authorisations for establishing renewable energy projects in each province; (2) whether she intends to introduce legislation to allow her department to be the competent authority for all renewable energy projects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what is the (a) number of environmental impact assessment (EIA) applications has her department received for (i) wind and (ii) solar energy projects since 1 December 2011 and (b) breakdown for each province; (4) what key challenges is her department facing in processing EIA applications for any specified projects?