# Yucatan blackout costs Merida business owners 100 million pesos

A CFE blackout in Yucatan caused estimated 100 million peso losses to Merida business owners.

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A blackout by the state-owned Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in Yucatan on August 31 caused estimated economic losses of 100 million pesos for business owners in Merida. [^1]

A massive blackout in the Yucatan Peninsula caused economic losses estimated at up to 100 million pesos for local businesses, according to preliminary estimates from Canacome and Canacintra. [^2]

Business leaders urged the urgent completion of gas pipeline and combined-cycle power plant projects by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to strengthen energy generation and availability in the Yucatan Peninsula. [^3]

Business owners from the Cámara Nacional de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo de Mérida (Canaco Servytur) and the Canacintra estimated that the blackout caused significant losses, with tentative calculations speaking of 100 million pesos. [^4]

David Reyes Aguiar, president of Coparmex Mérida, and José Enrique Molina Casares, president of Canaco Servytur, stated that it is currently impossible to quantify the economic losses caused by the blackout due to the diversity of affected sectors and the lack of a standardized mechanism for counting them. [^5]

Business leaders are demanding that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) complete pending gas pipeline and combined-cycle plant construction projects in the Yucatan Peninsula. [^6]

The restaurant industry was the most affected sector because the outage occurred during evening hours, leading to closures and financial losses. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. A blackout by the state-owned Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in Yucatan on August 31 caused estimated economic losses of 100 million pesos for business owners in Merida. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
2. A massive blackout in the Yucatan Peninsula caused economic losses estimated at up to 100 million pesos for local businesses, according to preliminary estimates from Canacome and Canacintra. (El Imparcial, News)
3. Business leaders urged the urgent completion of gas pipeline and combined-cycle power plant projects by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to strengthen energy generation and availability in the Yucatan Peninsula. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
4. Business owners from the Cámara Nacional de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo de Mérida (Canaco Servytur) and the Canacintra estimated that the blackout caused significant losses, with tentative calculations speaking of 100 million pesos. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
5. David Reyes Aguiar, president of Coparmex Mérida, and José Enrique Molina Casares, president of Canaco Servytur, stated that it is currently impossible to quantify the economic losses caused by the blackout due to the diversity of affected sectors and the lack of a standardized mechanism for counting them. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
6. Business leaders are demanding that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) complete pending gas pipeline and combined-cycle plant construction projects in the Yucatan Peninsula. (El Imparcial, News)
7. The restaurant industry was the most affected sector because the outage occurred during evening hours, leading to closures and financial losses. (El Imparcial, News)

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