Water crisis driving up electricity prices in Brazil

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It’s now raining across much of Brazil, and that’s good news as the country has been facing one of its worst water crises in a century. A drought that began last year still extends across much of southern Brazil, where reservoirs powering hydroelectric dams are less than 20% full. This is causing huge spikes in electricity prices, and forcing the import of power from abroad. Michael Fox has the story. 

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