Business View Caribbean | September 2022

48 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 Central America. “Our installations are designed for high winds and tropical weather conditions, so any country with these conditions it is a good target for us,” Pijuan says. “We would like at some point to get into Florida, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and all the little islands that sometimes don’t have the specialized types of systems that we, being in close proximity, could provide them. But all in good time. The important thing now is to continue to build our reputation in Jamaica.” Civilectric clients are big energy consumers that mainly have large kWh consumption during sun hours. These types of clients can range from small supermarkets, banks, warehousing with freezers, etc. to large hotels, factories, big supermarkets, or utility scale projects. The Civilectric team looks after engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of all projects – turnkey solutions that eliminate worries for the customer. Speaking to the aftermarket service, Pijuan acknowledges, “Once the plant is in operation, we offer O&M (operation and maintenance) services for life so the clients can have the confidence that the system is going to work properly during the whole life span. All our O&M plants are monitored 365 days a year. Our main services are EPC and O&M and they are our main revenue sources at the moment. We are also going to start some distribution and sale of RE and electrical vehicle products next year, too.” Civilectric is reliant on many valuable supplier partnerships for their continued success. One of those companies, S5, Pijuan regards as the “most specialized clamp supplier in the world for standing seam solutions. They are and in the function of each project we need to increase or decrease our team,” Pijuan notes. The company employs a basic team of around 10 people and depending on the project, they might increase the work force to up to 250 workers or more, as required. To reach these numbers, Civilectric needs to train and subcontract teams internally. “We focus on micro-teams doing specific aspects of the job,” Pijuan says. “After they have been trained and worked on a variety of projects, they are then highly qualified to do many of the jobs required. Most of these teams have been working with us in multiple renewable energy (RE) projects for several years.” Civilectric has been officially based in the Kingston Business District since 2014, but they recently set up another office and warehouse in Downtown Kingston at Orange Street. The company also has two other warehouses in Kingston and Montego Bay. While they are mainly covering Jamaica, the company is also targeting the broader Caribbean region and