Given the scheduled outage of electrical energy yesterday Thursday and that affected a large area of the north of Mérida, businessmen and merchants They put operational plans in place to minimize the impact on their sales and operations.
The blackout, which began at 7 in the morning and which was scheduled to conclude around 6 pm, It is part of the modernization work on the roundabout of the City Centerwhere the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) performs clearance maneuvers in the distribution network.
Claudia González Góngorapresident of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE) of Yucatán, He explained that the business sector was aware of the outage since the beginning of the week, which allowed members to take preventive measures.
“It started in the morning. If I’m not mistaken, the hours are from 7 in the morning to 5 or 6 in the afternoon. Now it is an issue of a bill, it is the investment in infrastructure that is being made in the City Center Glorieta,” the president explained.
The also president of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Food Industry (Canirac) in Yucatán, He pointed out that businessmen and restaurateurs in the area prepared in advance. He stressed that the only way to deal with these situations is through planning and timely communication.
“The only way we have to do it, because obviously it is a public work that has to be done, is to take timely procedures. They sent us the information so we can share it with the members so that they can take preventive measures. In what way? Hire plants, organize operating hours to make decisions about their customer service times and above all safeguard perishable raw materialsthe inputs,” he indicated.
The business leader considered that, although there was planning, the cut affects operations.
“In this type of situation, obviously there has to be an impact on sales. Although it was notified in advance in a preventive manner, the businesses cannot operate at 100%. I cannot now anticipate whether there is an issue of economic lossesbecause we are going to see that until the day ends. Shops, restaurants, the business sector and also the rooms had to make adjustments to their operations,” he pointed out.
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For its part, José Enrique Molina Casares, president of the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Canaco Servytur) of Mérida, confirmed that the outage was scheduled with the corresponding notice from the CFE and highlighted the willingness of the business sector to collaborate with the improvement work on the electrical network.
“Right now the power outage is happening. This is what the CFE, the superintendent, informed us Hector (Aguilar Valenzuela) and everything to improve we agree. We believe that there are small spaces in which one has to tighten up and collaborate with the good in improving the continuous distribution of energy.”
He acknowledged that the prior warning allowed businesses to take preventive measures.
“Businesses in the area were alerted in advance, some had the opportunity to prepare by renting plants, shortening their hours or adapting their way of operating.”
The business leader said that these types of situations must be assumed with foresight and coordination between the different sectors.
“I believe that the best thing to do in these cases, because there will always be this type of maintenance and power outages, is to be coordinated so that everyone can prepare, both at home and in business, and are as little affected as possible,” he added.
He recalled that the area affected by the blackout includes one of the most dynamic areas of the city.
“We are talking about the avenue being the part of García Lavín, crossing the peripheral until reaching North Cape. It is a very commercial area, we even have the hospital there that has its plants and everything it needs for security reasons, but well, the economic part is important, especially in that section of the north. There is a lot of commerce, many squares, little squares and there is also the shopping center there.”
Molina Casares recognized that although they seek to minimize the impacts, any electrical interruption generates some degree of impact.
“I believe that every power outage has some impact. Let’s hope it is minimal, and especially today (yesterday Thursday) when the Buen Fin begins. The CFE’s commitment is to restore as soon as possible and shorten their work times, but hey, let’s see what happens,” concluded the business leader.