As a result of the effects reported by EPM in the supply ofgas service In 14 municipalities of Antioquia during the weekend, residents began to feel the consequences of the lack of energy in their homes and in businesses.
Inhabitants of the 14 municipalities without gas service report the impact on the household economybecause they have been forced to consume food prepared outside their home, which negatively impacts the pockets of Antioquian families.
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From the municipality of Támesis, Carlos Gallego indicated that the situation is very worrying because “people have had to cook with electric stovessome people have even cooked with charcoal” and assured that the previous outages – four in total – had never lasted more than two days.
Pablo Vega indicated that the situation is very delicate for merchants and for all people who use the gas network. “An hour or two hours or half a day, even a day, is passable, but imagine a weekend to serve restaurants,” he said.
Carlos Quintero, who lives in the municipality of Pueblorrico, assured that he is using a camping pot to prepare your food; However, it indicates that the gas pipette of 40 pounds they are selling it for 120 thousand pesos, when the normal price is estimated between 80 to 90 thousand pesos.
For his part, Jairo Ospina, a resident of Sonsón, in the east of Antioquia, indicated that he has had to prepare his food in the rice cooker “whatever can be done there” and assured that the gas pipette had an increase of 10,000 pesos.
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Sara Estupiñán, a resident of Betania, in the southwest of Antioquia, said that the situation was very difficult, especially for food; in the case of her and her family, they had to buy food on the street such as empanadas and roast chicken because most of the restaurants didn’t either. I was counting on him gas service.
The mayor of Concordia, Alexandra Herrera indicated that the service was restored in the municipality; However, people had to resort to using an electric stove or purchasing a gas pipette.
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