2. Meeting with the main contractors The Committee met with representatives of the following main contractors: Hitachi Power Africa (Boiler manufacture), Murray and Roberts (Civil works), Alstom Africa (Turbine Island, ITC), Basil Read, Aveng, LPS Consortium (Wiring), and Actom Divisional (Supply cables). The discussion focused on the challenges facing the contractors, reasons for the delays, strategies put in place to ensure the project was completed on time. These were the outcomes of the interaction: