Thursday,
April 26, 2007
Drought Threatens
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Italian
factories may have to close down this summer due to possible electricity
shortages caused by a prolonged drought, with rain levels at 50% average, and
above-average temperatures, and reservoirs only half full.
Critics
charge those conditions are exacerbated by under investment in aqueducts,
resulting in 42% leakage/waste of water.
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By DPA
Apr 26, 2007
In remarks
published on Thursday by Italian daily Corriere della
Sera, Confindustria president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo accused the government of shortsightedness and
complacency in dealing with water management.
'For too long
(governments) have been unable to plan long-term investments in basic public
sectors such as the water network, with the result that we now risk having to
close down factories this summer,' Montezemolo said
According to a
forthcoming report by environmentalist group Legambiente,
extracts of which were published by daily La Repubblica
on Thursday, about 42 per cent of
The Romano Prodi cabinet began discussing the crisis on Tuesday but
has yet to declare a state of emergency and approve extra funds needed to cut
water waste.
Meteorologists
say average rain levels have fallen by between 20 and 50 per cent since
September, leaving rivers, lakes and reservoirs at about half their normal
levels.
According to
Terna, the company that manages
Industry is by
far the biggest consumer of electricity, with data provided by Terna showing
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