1. Eskom The Committee: . noted with concern the announcement that the synchronisation of unit six has been delayed to June 2014, but was encouraged that Eskom was still determined to successfully complete unit six by December 2013; . praised Eskom for having replaced the German welders who were initially imported at the beginning of the project with the welders that have been produced by Eskom; . acknowledged that Eskom had established several structures to deal with challenges of all stakeholders, but was concerned that despite the structures being in place, the work stoppage of the 24 July still occurred; . noted with concern that the company was unable to monitor and inspect the work of contractors and verify the quality of work in order to proactively intervene; . noted that the exclusion of Eskom from the Project Labour Agreement as a partner had contributed to the poor employee relations and the violent and destructive protests; . noted with concern that Eskom was lenient on imposing penalties to underperforming contractors who delayed the project; . acknowledged and welcomed the initiative to review the Project Labour Agreement into a Partnership agreement, but was concerned with the inability to enforce compliance among stakeholders; . noted with concern the roll-on effect of the delay for the synchronisation of unit six on the rest of the project; and . acknowledged that there was a security company contracted on site, but there was no capacity to control and manage protest actions.