The blackouts that began on Thursday, October 26, are already generating calculations and projections of losses in the production sector, for this reason the Chamber of Industry and Production (CIP) and the Chamber of Commerce of Quito (CCQ) propose five actions for the energy crisis that has returned Ecuador to energy rationing.
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These are the five measures proposed by the trade unions:
According to the unions, these actions must be planned at the technical dialogue table. At the same time, the manufacturing sector remembered that energy is the basis of production and trade. Between the industrial sector (25%) and commerce (17%), they consume the largest amount of energy produced in Ecuador. “For every hour without power, the commercial sector loses $18 million in sales,” the unions said.
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⚠️Power outages create uncertainty throughout the period #Ecuador. From #CHIP and @lacamaradequito We propose 5 actions to deal with the energy crisis ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/jpEzuzPvsr
— Chamber of Industry and Production – CIP (@CamaraCIP) October 27, 2023
They also assured that they were deeply shaken by the fact that the National Electric Power Operator (Cenace) had been warning about the situation since January of last year and that no corrective measures had been taken, nor had any measures been planned in advance to include electricity production. necessary energy in accordance with demand.
Source: Eluniverso
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