QUESTION 2 [35 MARKS] Project management methodology is the methods and procedures a project manager uses to complete a project successful. Blythedale wind farm project Following on the success of the Darling wind farm project, in the Western Cape, which was the prototype wind farm, and then the successful completion of the R7.3bn Jeffrey's Bay wind farm in the Eastern Cape, the KZN provincial government has commissioned the construction of a wind farm on a vacant land between Tinley Manor and Blythedale Beach, on the KZN coast line. The Blythedale wind farm will consist of 60 Siemens SWT 2.3 MW machines and be spread over an area of 3 600 hectares. Once completed, the wind farm will be able to produce 460 000 MWh per year, which will be enough electricity to supply about 100 000 average households. Transportation All the equipment and components for the wind turbines will have to be transported to site from Richards Bay Harbour which is approximately 100km from site. As the blades for the turbines are themselves 49m long, the trucks transporting the equipment will be 60m long which will require special permission from the traffic authorities and specialised traffic police escorts. Road users on the N2 highway are likely to be adversely affected during the transportation phase of the project. It is anticipated that in all, it will take 480 loads to get all the equipment from Richards Bay to the construction site. In addition, about 50kms of tarred roads will have to be built to link the site to the N2 and to construct service roads in and around the site. Construction Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2020 and should be fully operational by June 2022. In all, about 23 000 tons of turbine equipment will have to be delivered to site. About 26 800m3 of concrete will have to be laid for the bases of the 60 turbines. Further to this, approximately 200km of cables will be laid to link the turbines, and finally link the wind farm to Eskom's main grid line. Turbines Each turbine is 80m tall and has three blades, each 49m in length. These turbines work in wind speeds ranging from 13km/h to 90km/h. Each turbine is capable of producing 2.3 MWh of electricity. The higher the wind speeds, the greater the electricity generated. However, to prevent overload on the cables, each turbine is governed at its maximum load of 2.3MWh. Companies The construction and commissioning of the Blythedale wind farm is to be a joint venture between Murray and Roberts and Globelecq. The financing of the project is from a consortium of investors led by ABSA Bank. These investors are basing the cost of the project on the Jeffrey's Bay wind farm but realise that costs are likely to have escalated by 10% since the completion of that project. ABSA has also been tasked with setting up a Blythedale community trust to assist with the upliftment of the local community, with a special emphasis on technical education for the youth in the area. QUESTION 2 [35 MARKS] Project management methodology is the methods and procedures a project manager uses to complete a project successful. As the project manager for Blythedale wind farm project, discuss the various project management methodologies that you would consider for this project