Blocher-Sohn is terrified of power cuts at the company

Won’t the feared power outage be as bad as the feared? Experts assume that in a year or two we’ll have enough pfuus in Switzerland again. And the energy crisis disappears in an instant. Not so Markus Blocher (51) is CEO of chemical company Dottikon ES. “We’ll have very little electricity for 15 years in the winter,” He says of “NZZ.”

So it gets serious and implements a wide variety of measures to save electricity. Lighting on the factory grounds is turned off as soon as possible after work. Only tank farms continue to be illuminated for safety reasons. As “NZZ” wrote, the rest of the site is pitch dark.

Employees are also encouraged to save

For the newspaper, the situation is clear: Markus Blocher is the biggest energy saver in Switzerland. The big logo on the factory tower? Dark. The sign on the door? Dark. But that’s not all: Blocher also encourages 700 employees to constantly save electricity. With an internal email, the officer gives the schedule to the staff.

Their demands: take the stairs instead of taking the elevator, constantly turn off the lights and turn off the air conditioning. Special fans, electric ovens and refrigerators are prohibited. Just like using the elevator. This is allowed only for people with disabilities and for the transport of goods. According to “NZZ”, Blocher’s “removal ban” was not well received.

223 hours of electricity from the generator

Blocher expects the energy crisis to last even longer. And this will have consequences for production. Individual active ingredients can take up to 18 months to produce. This can have fatal consequences for patients dependent on life-saving drugs. That’s why Blocher invested in emergency generators. They can generate electricity for up to 233 hours. (be)