There was muttering that the CEB union government was going to challenge the declaration of electricity services as essential services. Reform and RenewablesWhichever way the current controversy plays out, the current reform process by itself will not address the CEB’s crisis or the country’s energy predicament. In the CEB’s 20-year Expansion Plan, the battery storage system is slated to start in 2025 and the pump storage scheme after 2028. Neither can be delayed and both should be expedited if the country is to have a sustainable system of electricity at affordable costs. CEB Engineers can play their part by reforming themselves instead of insisting on being a parallel government.