When the mass is black We live in Spain MondayOvarian Merkatona was able to operate its most in its supermarkets Thanks for the infrastructure of own electric generators. The move allowed stores to continue to provide essential services, including the use of payment terminals and the safety of refrigerated products. What is the reason?
Activation of configuration groups in Merkatona storesAbout 24 hours is capable of providing energy autonomy, which is important. Although other supermarkets were forced to temporarily close, the Valencian chain could continue to operate, which helped to access the basic products during the crisis.
Cronicil of a blacksmith: The day Spain stood
When the light goes, The world stands. On April 28, a mass blackout left most of Spain for several hours without electricity. Homes with no traffic lights, non -safety mobile phones and refrigerators.
One of the direct consequences of the blackout this Monday Shops in Spain cities closed Its doors because they have no energy to stay. For a safe thing and as a move to prevent potential robbery or robbery. Despite the supply of basic items such as food, this includes supermarkets.
However, in the middle of that dystopian panorama, There was a place where not only resisted, but there was a place that worked with an obvious nature: Merkatona.
Many citizens ran into closed supermarkets –I tapped everything in Jaragosa and even looked at the door of some cars-, the companies of the Valencian chain are still open, lighting lamps, refrigerated products and, very amazing, charge without problems with cardboard. On social networks, videos and ideas have begun to spread, which illustrates this fact.
Why is Mercadona not closed during the dark?
The explanation has no connection with magic or conspiracies, but with technology. For many years, Merkatona will equip its many supermarkets with its own structure.
These equipment allows the store to keep the important systems of the store for nearly 24 hours of supply.
What are the structures?
They depending on the regular electrical phase, the systems that autonomously generate electricity. They are mainly made of a machine (diesel or gas) and a transformer (generator), which convert the mechanical energy of the machine into electrical energy.
How do they work? They are automatically implemented and guarantees that the shop is not paralyzed: Boxes are still operating, refrigerators do not fail and payment terminals fall.
This is the most common type of infrastructure in hospital centers or industrial facilities, but ‘Save the furniture’ – ‘do in August’If we continue – more than 1,600 stores that Mercadona holds in Spain.
The story of an employee: “Very panic”
In your X (Twitter) account, Merkatona explained to a user that shops are “openly open”Except for some concrete, there are no paintings.
A day after blackout, thanks to its employees of the supermarket chain: “Thanks for the effort of our full template today we open our shopsReady to provide the best service. Thank you so much for our customers for your cooperation. ”
But These entire shelves were not living on Monday. Since a Saragosa outlet employee reconsidered, things were less during the dark.
“We have We are still open because we have electric generatorsSo light, datophos, boxes, yes it worked for us, ”says the Merkatona worker who wanted to be anonymous.
Explains forever ”Cameras that don’t work 100%There are no freezer or refrigerator, so they don’t know how long it will last. ”
However, the worst part is to manage customers: “People went into full panic and started buying in the mass, so much Had to arrive security reinforcements”.
Candles, water and all kinds of protection are exhausted, he confirms. “Had enough panic, people were not supportedThey don’t care if they take a lot of water jackets and leave the next door, ”he concludes.
