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Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis
Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis
Economy
by  AFP

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs powering their largests hydropower stations, officials said this week. The water level in the reservoir connected to Tajikistan's Nurek power plant has dropped by 2.47 metres (8.1 feet) over the last year, the state utility firm told AFP on Friday.