BBCNEWS Our World February 6, 2022 03:46:00
The government says it's now using 7% more electricity than it did last year, and industry insiders say that crypto—mining activity alone uses 1000 megawatts per hour — that's more than half it takes to power almaty, kazakhstan�*s largest city. kazakhstan is now trying to manage the impact of its burgeoning new industry. starting in january, the government introduced an additional tax levy for energy used by crypto—miners. but the restrictions haven't stopped there. didar bakbau had to shut down this 2,500—rig mine because of restrictions on electricity supplies.