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Power outage generates losses for 800 store owners in São Paulo 

Merchants had difficulties operating administrative equipment and issuing invoices online

Power outage causes losses to more than 800 retailers in São Paulo

Movement on Rua 25 de Março, in the center of São Paulo. Photo: Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil

Shopkeepers on Rua 25 de Março, in Center of São Paulo (SP), faced, again, problems with power supply electricity in the region. 

A interruption – which began on Thursday (25) and was reestablished – again registered falls throughout the this Friday morning (26). 

Without electricity, the traders had difficulties had difficulties operating administrative equipment and issuing invoices online. 

In all, the Univinco (Union of Shopkeepers of 25 de Março and Surrounding Areas) estimates that around 800 establishments have recorded some type of loss in four blocks of the region. 

In a note, the Enel-SP, the concessionaire responsible for supplying energy in the city, reported that the Power supply was restored at the site at 12:43 p.m.. There is still no information on what caused the supply failure. 

Em March of this year to The blackout also left shopkeepers and residents in the region without access to energy electrical for about four days.

The problem at the time, according to Enel-SP, was an interruption in the underground networks and which left another 35 thousand people were left without access to electricity. 

At the time, the City of São Paulo informed the press that it would activate the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) and the TCU (Federal Court of Auditors) so that punishments could be applied to the distributor.

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Henrique Hein
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Henrique Hein

He worked at Correio Popular and Rádio Trianon. He has experience in podcast production, radio programs, interviews and reporting. Has been following the solar sector since 2020.

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