The country’s energy sector faces considerable challenges including high costs for renewable energy technologies, rising international oil prices and an increased demand for power. The report explores key issues in each of the sub-sectors, the potential for renewable energies, and gives an overview of the legal and institutional frameworks for the sector. The government faces the challenge of expanding access to affordable, reliable and adequate energy supplies to address poverty issues.The report recommends better monitoring and regulation of operations, improved regulation of access to natural resources by investors, and increased stakeholder involvement in the energy sector. It calls for the government to recognise the role that improved energy supply can play in poverty reduction by designing sustainable energy policies.