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Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report

CointelegraphWednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM

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Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report
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Bitcoin miners generated 35% of the state-owned power producer’s revenue last year, but declining reservoir inflows led the utility to prioritize households and manufacturers.

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Impact
High
Category
Crypto
Market relevance
High
Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Bitcoin miners generated 35% of the state-owned power producer’s revenue last year, but declining reservoir inflows led the utility to prioritize households and manufacturers. Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Ethiopia — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened

Bitcoin miners generated 35% of the state-owned power producer’s revenue last year, but declining reservoir inflows led the utility to prioritize households and manufacturers.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

Cointelegraph reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. Cointelegraph published: Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Ethiopia — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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