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1、巴拿马政府下令拉闸限电ThePanamaniangovernmenthasorderedschoolstocloseandgovernmentofficestoreducetheiropeninghoursasthecountrysuffersfromapowershortage.巴拿马正面临电力短缺的窘境,政府下令关闭学校以及政府办公室以节约能源。 Italsodeclaredadroughtemergencyinathirdofthecountry. Panamaderivesmorethanhalfofitsen
2、ergyfromhydroelectric(水力发电的)powerandalackofrainhashitthesupplyhard. Governmentofficialssaidtheyhadbeenforcedtotakethemeasuresafterpreviousdrivestosaveenergyhadfailedtomakemuchdifference. 'Havoc' Officialssaidbars,nightclubs,cinemasandsupermarketswouldalsoberequi
3、redtoclosebetween22:00(03:00GMT)and06:00(11:00GMT)localtimefromMondaytoThursday. Businesseshavebeenaskedtoturnofftheirairconditioningbetween11:00(16:00GMT)and15:00(20:00GMT). PresidentRicardoMartinelliaskedPanamanians"tosaveenergybecausethelackofrainisreallycau
4、singhavoc(大破坏,浩劫)withourelectricitysystem". Hydroelectricpoweraccountedforalmost60%ofPanama'selectricitygenerationin2010,accordingtotheUSEnergyInformationSystem. GovernmentministerRobertoHenriquezsaidhehopedthemeasureswouldpreventmoredrasticenergyshortages "Ifwe
5、sticktothiswecancertainlypreventfurthercutswhichcouldseriouslyaffectthecountry'seconomy,"hesaid. PanamahasthefastestgrowingeconomyinLatinAmericawitharateofmorethan10%for2012,accordingtothegovernment'sstatisticagency. Officialssaidtheywouldre-assessonSundaywhet
6、hertolifttherestrictionsandre-openschools,butwithnorainforecasttheycalledoncitizenstocurbtheirenergyconsumptionasmuchaspossible.1
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