didar bakbau had to shut down this 2,500—rig mine because of restrictions on electricity supplies. and his team aren't giving up on their expansion and are looking for new sites in the country. they've even built a small mine in the office in this luxury apartment complex in central almaty. we have here our gpu mining rigs. this whole thing mines approximately 125 bucks every day. every day? every day, yes. it allows us to pay of our rent. yeah. monthly. and something is left. internet is stable, it's cheap, but most important thing, electricity is not expensive. so you've built all of this in the last... seven months. ..seven months? it's booming. we building more. despite the recent restrictions, the increasing domestic and international demands have put pressure on kazakhstan�*s energy supply and the government is surprisingly open about the situation. what's the government position on electricity shortages, and are people going to have blackouts in their homes? has it happened? when energy supplies are put under strain, things can become tense. injanuary, massive protests erupte