Chile is weighing a preventive electricity-rationing decree as a dry winter and offline plants strain the grid, a warning sign for its mining-heavy economy.
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Key Facts
—The warning. Chile’s grid operator raised a yellow flag last week over tighter supply conditions this winter.
—The cause. Scarce rainfall tied to a delayed El Niño and several large plants being offline have squeezed the system.
—The response. The government is weighing a preventive rationing decree while trying to exhaust other measures first.
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