Greeting
As an engineering consulting firm, West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc. (West JEC) provides engineering services for projects involving thermal, geothermal, diesel, gas turbine combined cycle, hydraulic, wind power, refuse and wastes, fluidized bed combustion, nuclear power generation, transmission and distribution in Japan and overseas. Our services include environmental impact assessments, geothermal resources survey, civil engineering, architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering as well as economic evaluation. West JEC was founded in 1967 as a subsidiary of the Kyushu Electric Power Company with an installed capacity of more than 23,000MW. Over the years, our core staff competent and experienced engineers have developed a number of power plants for electric utilities. We have particular expertise in electric and public utilities and a wealth of engineering know-how for every type of the electric energy development including rehabilitation and renovation of existing power plants. In the area of technological innovation, we have developed an advanced method that shortens construction time and lowers total costs especially in the case of geothermal power generation. Our original software for technical and administrative computation also promotes faster communication and more efficient business operations. The company's technical strength is underpinned by a company-wide commitment to quality, with the entire company working under a Quality Assurance system which is certified to ISO 9001. Headquartered in Fukuoka, West JEC has seven regional business offices in Japan and three agents in the Philippines, Indonesia and Guatemala. The international market today presents many challenges: growing infrastructures, the need for environmental preservation on a global scale, and independent power production. However, West JEC anticipates the diverse requirements of energy development in each specific location. Through our integrated engineering services, we ensure that development is compatible with the global environment and each particular culture. The scope of operations and projects introduced here testifies to our leadership in offering excellent engineering consulting services throughout the world.

President
Katsuhiko Higuchi