Monterrey, NL. On New Lion Around 5.6 million Christmas series will be marketed, of which 50% are pirates, with estimated sales of 480 million pesos; While at the national level about 70 million Christmas series will be sold, of these some 35 million are pirates, leaving an economic spill of 6,000 million pesos, reported Alberto Larios Segura, president of the Organizing Committee of Expo Eléctrica y Solar Norte.
Precisely to avoid the sale of electrical material that does not comply with the Mexican Official Standard (NOM), and is sold informally, in the North Electric and Solar Expo, this and other topics will be analyzed, such as electrical material and equipment, lighting, photovoltaic energy, industry 4.0. The event will take place from November 24 to 26, at Cintermex.
“Half of the Christmas series arrived or will arrive smuggled, they will arrive with incandescent bulbs, which are prohibited because they pollute. In Nuevo León the National Confederation of Electrical Material and Equipment Merchants Associations (Conacomee), indicates that more than 5.6 million Christmas series will be marketed in the Christmas season in the state, with an impact on sales of 480 million pesos ”, said the manager.
He commented that this type of merchandise has proliferated, because regardless of the work in customs to prevent its introduction into the country, the population has to become aware and stop buying them.
The most serious thing, he explained, is that these types of products generate high consumption of electricity, since while the led technology it can consume 4.5 watts, an incandescent series can reach 75 watts, in addition, it can cause a short circuit or fire.
Congress
Within the Expo the Congress of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the Northeast Electrical Contractors Association (ACEN), with the theme “Advancement of Sustainable Electricity Generation”.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx