THE small gas stations of yesteryearmany of which resembled small houses, gave way to bigger from the 80s with its pumps and gas stations in blue overalls. From there they changed their name to stations of serviceadding many offers to the public, from stores to vehicle inflation or cleaning devices. Cordoba became for one day the place where the future of these infrastructures.
The Confederation of Businessmen (CECO), hosted the sectoral conference “A coffee with the CEES”. These acronyms refer to the Spanish Confederation of Gas Station Employers. At meeting came 150 businessmen. “The challenge for the sector is to take the plunge into a new form of mobility,” said the president of the Andalusian Federation of Gas Station Employers, Antonio Jesús Felices.
Regarding this statement, the president of the Andalusian federation stated that “none of the current factors should be excluded, with the incorporation of new technologies applied to electric technology, hydrogen or new biofuels. For Felices, “mobility will evolve towards decarbonization”.
In this sense, and with regard to the transition period towards this new role that service stations must play, the general director of CEES, Nacho Rabadán, recalled that “there are 0.19% electric cars Compared to the total fleet, with this demand, all the investments made have, for the moment, a complicated return. In this regard, the president of the Association of Gas Station Companies of CordobaRafael Larrea, underlined the importance of the sector in the challenges of the so-called ecological transition, “although there is not enough help for the acquisition of electric vehicles nor for infrastructure. Larrea clarified that the future looks promising “with a multi-energy plant with various services to the end customer, and with a multitude of options to diversify.”
260 gas stations in Córdoba
In Spain there is more than 12,000 service stations which have around 50,000 employees. In Andalusia alone, there are 2,300 service stations which generate 9,000 jobs; In Cordoba 260 who produce nearly 900 jobs throughout the province. Of the company’s turnover, 93% is fuel, “but if we talk about profit, areas that have nothing to do with fuel, such as washing, stores, cleaning of animals, etc. “They are gaining more and more weight,” admitted the director general of the CEES.
He 70% of gas stations are small And AVERAGE Family businesses have an average of four workers. According to invoicing data from the retail fuel distribution sector, the gas station sector reaches 40.2 billion euros in annual turnover, or 3% of the national GDP.
Regarding the fuel consumptionthe provincial president explained that the situation is currently stable, despite forecasts of decline in favor of other energies. He also mentioned the instability of the priceoften dependent on international conflicts or varied geostrategic situations. And he did it with an example: “during the pandemic, the price of the raw material fell, but the refined processing of the product had little infrastructure, so as there was great demand, instead of falling, it increased. ” THE day in Cordoba also included a charitable intention thanks to an information point from the Cris Against Cancer Foundation.
