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Japan Has to Borrow Generators from Thailand to Stay Running

By Sam Biddle Published May 10, 2011, 9:20 pm ET

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Losing a nuclear plant after being devastated by an earthquake and tsunami tend to have negative effects on a small country’s grid. So Japan’s looking outward for juice—borrowing Thai diesel generators for up to five years. [In Focus]

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