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Morgan BazilianThe Conversation |
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
The equipment needed to keep the grid running is hard to make, and materials are limited. And supply-chain bottlenecks are taking years to clear.