Spain's Drought Threatens Electricity Production At Mequinenza Plant by Zowy Voeten/ Getty Images

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MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Sunrise at the Hydroelectric Power Plant on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: People fishing in front of the hydroelectric power plant on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: First thing in the morning at the hydroelectric power plant on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

Mequinenza, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Kayaks stranded on the shore of the Mequinenza reservoir due to the lowering of water levels on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

Mequinenza, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Due to the great drop in the water level, an old overturned car is in sight, while a German fisherman descends with the help of a rope to the jetty on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

Mequinenza, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Due to the great drop in the water level, fishermen must descend to the pier with the help of ropes, since there is no fixed structure at such a low water level on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Two fishermen's cars are parked where they would have been covered by water before. on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Two fishermen stand where before they would have been covered by water on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CAPSE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Very low water level of the Mequinenza reservoir on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Signs prohibiting swimming and fishing where the water level used to begin in the Mequinenza reservoir on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: A buoy is stranded at the bottom of the Mequinenza reservoir after the water level has dropped on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Erosion of the land as the water level drops in the Mequinenza reservoir on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Broken flags of Spain and the European Union at the viewpoint of the Club Nautico de Capse where they have been closed for two months due to the lowering of the water level on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Some neighbors of Caspe chat at the viewpoint of the Nautical Club while the low level of the Mequinenza reservoir can be seen in the background on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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CASPE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: A resident of Caspe looks at the current level of the mequinenza reservoir on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Sunrise at the Hydroelectric Power Plant on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Mequinenza reservoir runs out of water on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Hydroelectric Power Plant on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: the Mequinenza Hydroelectric Power Plant and in the background we can appreciate the level of water that should be on November 5, 2022 in Mequinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

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UNSPECIFIED, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: An old sunken ship comes to light due to the lowering of the water level in the Mequinenza reservoir on November 5, 2022 in UNSPECIFIED, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

MEQUINENZA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: The fishermen's wharf is so low that users have to lower themselves down to their boats with the help of ropes because there are no fixed supports at such a depth on November 5, 2022 in MEquinenza, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Mequinenza Spain

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CAPSE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Magdalena Island surrounded by the Mequinenza reservoir is at a very low water level on November 5, 2022 in Caspe, Spain. Spanish company Endesa will reportedly stop electricity production at the Mequinenza hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in the country, since the reservoir is below 23% of its capacity - the second worst record in the history of this reservoir that was inaugurated in 1966. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Caspe Spain

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