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Tue 03 Mar 2009Regional politics get in way of bringing power to the people
Squabbling between central Asian neighbours is leading to power shortages and exasperation in neighbouring China, writes Mark Godfrey in Bishkek
TO THE residents of the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, misery is hearing the week’s scheduled power cuts on the evening news. It is an all-too frequent occurrence in this post-Soviet state which rations electricity because it can’t generate enough. A mild winter has, however, eased the discomfort for locals, who suffered a brutally cold season this time last year.
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