Gasoline supply disruptions in Quintana Roo continue to cause millions in losses, stemming from logistical delays, service cancellations, and operational stoppages in the tourism, transportation, and distribution sectors, reported the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex). The shortage, to a greater or lesser extent, affects Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Chetumal, and other municipalities in the state.
Between 30 and 40 percent of the state’s gas stations continue to experience total or partial outages, a situation that continues to cripple mobility and productive activity in the main cities.
In a statement, Coparmex noted that the fuel shortage has caused lines of up to two hours for motorists, while companies face difficulties in transporting personnel and ensuring the supply of inputs, which has raised operating costs.
The agency added that, in the tourism sector, the state’s main economic driver, tour cancellations, transfer delays, and overcrowding at the few operating stations are being reported, compromising the destination’s competitiveness. Given this situation, Coparmex expressed its “deep concern over the disruption in the gasoline supply” that has been affecting several cities for several days.
Therefore, it made an urgent call to Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Ministry of Energy, and state and municipal authorities to restore the digital dispatch system and provide clear, timely, and transparent information to the public.
“Lack of transparency or delays aggravate speculation, mistrust, and social tension,” the agency stated, which also proposed creating an energy contingency plan to prioritize supply to public transportation, ambulances, emergency services, food, and essential tourist activities. “Fuel supply is not a luxury: it is a strategic element for the economic operation and quality of life of millions of people,” Coparmex concluded.
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Source: reportur
