Feb 16, 2008 | Inter Press Service
CHILE: Drought Raises Likelihood of Energy Rationing
“Farmers have to irrigate their fields with well water, so the cost of the electricity used for pumping the water has made production more expensive”
The severe drought affecting Chile has caused an agricultural emergency in 50 rural districts in the centre of the country, and large sectors of the economy are concerned about possible electricity rationing in ... via Inter Press Service