Companies encrypt the impact of the blackout in their activity at 1.6 billion

Entrepreneurs are already calculating the impact of the blackout that affected yesterday to all of Spain and left thousands of frozen businesses, without activity or low, waiting for the light to return to the day. CEOE estimates that the economic invoice of this energy crisis will rise to the approximately 1.6 billion euros, or what is the same, 0.1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

These calculations are very initial given the dispersion of problems that were generated throughout the day. It was not an equal break for all sectors Not for all territories. In some autonomous communities the light was returning shortly after eating, while in some activities, such as the railway, recovery is not even total.

The president of the CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, points out that “it’s very much,” After indicating that the refineries will be “practically” a week stop until they can start them again. Thus, Garamendi has lamented the impact that this blackout will have above all In the industry, where you will have to make “milmillionaria” investments again so that your infrastructure will work again. «Some of the industries, its ovens are electric. As they stop, those ovens are already unusable «, He has pointed out.

For its part, the calculations of the Association of Autonomous Workers (ATA) He points out that there was a special incidence in the hospitality and trade sectors. «In a first approximation we estimate losses of 1.3 billion euros among self -employed, with a special incidence in trade and hospitality. Will have to be seen in the next few days for a more adjusted calculation of the Impact on merchandise due to lack of cold In many premises and activities that have been up to 20 hours without electricity, ”said the president of ATA and vice president of the CEOE, Lorenzo Amor, in his social networks.

In this sense, Love has asked for “transparency and responsibilities” After a situation that has left “millionaire losses” in the Spanish economy. At the same time, he has warned that today it will still be a “complicated” day for many freelancers, without internet in many locations, without telephone lines and with transport problems.

For small businesses, the management of this contingency has been more complicated, to have to be without light, since they do not have the capacity to respond in terms of closures to be carried out, transfer of employees, etc. However, lAs great corporations they are more prepared Faced with this type of problem. In fact, most have response plans with which they can endure several hours, and even someday, without having the general system light.

Paid permit

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Labor and Economyl has recalled on their social networks, on the occasion of the transport problems caused by the electric blackout, which workers have paid permits in case they can move or perform their work.

Specifically, according to the regulations, workers have up to four days of paid permit for impossibility of accessing the work center o Transit on the circulation routes necessary to go to it as a result of the recommendations, limitations or prohibitions to the displacement established by the competent authorities.

For his part, Garamendi has released criticism of the Ministry of Labor by the statements after the blackout and has assured that “it seems that they go against employers.” “We are the first that we have said that people go home, that first family conciliation,” he said.