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Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has confirmed that it may completely terminate electricity supply agreements with Bitcoin mining operations if the severe drought triggered by the current El Niño weather phenomenon intensifies. The state-owned utility is moving aggressively to safeguard domestic consumption and honor regional bilateral electricity export contracts. Moges Mekonnen, Communication Director at EEP, told Capital that the utility is actively reassessing its power allocations. "If the intensification of El Niño's impact continues, Ethiopia may reconsider its power sales relationship with data mining operators," Moges stated, emphasizing that the government is prepared to "take measures up to outright termination." According to EEP Chief Executive Officer Ashebir Balcha, the utility has already drastically scaled back electricity delivered to cryptocurrency mining facilities, cutting supply from 98 percent of contracted capacity down to just 23 percent. The phased reductions...

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