This is in reference to a letter by Phillip Taylor ("Eskom’s Reckless Medupi Madness", February 14). Hitachi and Eskom project managers could have actually done better to manage the design changes. No mega-project is impeccable. Changes are going to occur, whether it is in design or the construction process. However, an argument can be made that Eskom and Hitachi personnel should have been more proactive, rather than reactive. If design changes and revisions from Hitachi designs were managed effectively, this exercise would have reduced the likelihood of disputes of design changes and ultimately the delays. Notwithstanding the above, there is a strong argument that Eskom managers actually did sabotage the country by not discharging their duty to manage these contracts effectively. For example Cenpower, the client that contracted Group Five for the Kpone gas and oil-fired combined cycle power plant project in Ghana, exercised their rights as clients by making a demand on performance ...
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