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Infographic: Asia-Pacific economies grapple with ballooning energy crisis

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are grappling with the fallout from high energy prices, fuel supply disruptions and growing shortages of oil, gas and coal, and the situation is likely to worsen in coming months. The widening energy crisis has forced regulators to intervene, ranging from the suspension of electricity markets to self-imposed blackouts and clamping down on non-essential energy consumption.

electricity for the first time this summer on June 17 -- nineteen days ahead of last year’s pace.