At the helm of Combustion Associates, Inc., Kusum Kavia is committed to passionately carrying out her duties as president. But at the beginning of her energy career, she wasn’t aware of how much time is invested in energy projects.
“From the analysis of an RFQ or tender to the completion of the power plant, energy projects have some of the longest lead times in our industry,” Kavia said. The design, drafting, engineering, procurement and construction of a project normally takes years to complete. Every single pipe, valve, instrument and piece of equipment is thoroughly analyzed in order to meet quality standards and client requirements.”
And while she admits that time is the greatest investment, she added that the time commitment leads to quality output and staying power in the industry.
“The amount of time is often the greatest investment for a company constructing power generation equipment, however, the investment of this time often proves to be extremely rewarding,” she said.
Today Kavia uses her expertise to tackle the poor energy infrastructure throughout Eastern and Western Africa and has passionately sought to fix the problem. After years of planning and engineering, her firm constructed their very first power generation plant in the Republic of Benin. And throughout her successful career, the one thing she never lacks is patience.
“There will be many times when projects are delayed, clients change their minds, or equipment schedules are behind,” Kavia said. “Having patience in dealing with these problems is one of the keys to keep these projects moving and becoming success stories.”
October 25th, 2014 
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