Well, this just looks like a simple case of supply and demand. The country as a whole is having blackouts because they can't meet the power demands. Considering the massive amounts of power these miners use, it only makes sense to go after them first. Plus, from what the article says, it might be a 500% tax increase but that's not the whole story. It looks to me like it's more of a case of the initial rate they were charging being very low rather than the country all of a sudden gouging the miners, so the new rate is maybe not as high as it would seem.
Either way, something obviously had to be done as they're right in the middle of winter with power blackouts. Not a good situation for the people. Of course, I'm sure they could all gather around the mining outfits and get as much heat as they could want....
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