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Paraguay’s most important natural resource is its hydroelectric potential. Most electricity in Paraguay came from wood- and oil-burning thermoelectric plants in Asunción until the Acaray hydroelectric power plant began operating in 1968. When the plant’s capacity was expanded, Paraguay’s total production increased more than 15-fold from 1970 to 1990. Nearly all of this increase came from...
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