Santo Domingo – Empowerment of the client, cutting-edge technology, pioneers towards a zero-emission generation project, transition towards an increasingly diversified and efficient matrix, being a benchmark in innovation and digitization, promoting the construction of sustainable cities and promoting strongly electric mobility are the axes that identify the work of the Punta Cana – Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM) in the Dominican Republic.
These were some of the statements made by Roberto Herrera, executive director of CEPM, when he participated in the Breakfast organized by the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) with the theme “CEPM: Model of Innovation and Success in the Regional Energy Sector ”.
Celso Juan Marranzini, president of the AIRD, who gave the welcoming remarks, indicated that the consumer and the country appreciate “those practices that promote environmental sustainability and, simultaneously, the efficiency in the service they provide, which show a persistent commitment, sustainable, with the environment, who believe in innovation as a way of implementing their proposals and who do not hesitate to establish commitments with the communities and companies that are, simultaneously, clients or users and watchdogs of their practices”, and assured that “a responsible company in that direction is a contribution, as a productive unit and as a country. This is the case of CEPM”.
Herrera, describing the many achievements of CEPM in these thirty years, highlighted that one of the key milestones of its strategy has been the empowerment of clients (residential and business) through cutting-edge technology. CEPM is a pioneer in the implementation of smart grids (Smart Grid) and currently maintains 100% of its clients in smart metering, which makes it the first company in the country to have all of its telemetered services. The prepaid system, which serves more than 70% of CEPM’s clients, is part of this technology in which this company is also a pioneer. In addition, they have contributed to a 30% reduction in hotel operating costs with cutting-edge thermal solutions such as the District Energy system.
As part of the indicators that demonstrate this outstanding performance, CEPM barely had an average of 5.19 hours of interruption throughout 2021, reaching a world reference level of excellence, and managed to recover 100% of its electricity service in just 72 hours. after the passage of Hurricane Fiona in the concession area, which was one of the most affected in the country.
“At CEPM we continue to bet on the development of innovative solutions that allow us to promote the development of smart and sustainable cities”, he emphasized.
In addition, the company, as part of its vision of shared value, supports various ecological and social sustainability programs and the protection of endemic species, as a line of action; in addition to placing education as one of the key pillars for the development of the communities where it operates.
“Thirty years is enough time to introduce us to industrial practices that have transformed and continue to transform the generation, distribution and consumption of energy, becoming a regional benchmark for best practices in the country,” Marranzini concluded.
