February 25 2008

Argentina: Federación Económica reclamará combustible
Argentina: In Argentina, No Assistance From Region on Gas Needs
Argentina: La escasez de combustible complica a los taxistas, quienes podrían movilizarse
China: China's tight coal supply could further limit power
China: China faces shortage of 6 billion tons of oil
Guinea: Pénurie de carburant: Les spéculateurs sur la sellette !
India: Blackouts to snap JSEB bill payments
India: LPG shortage: the leakage is showing
Lebanon: Lebanon set to receive natural gas from Egypt by mid-2008
Pakistan: Pakistan urges 30% cut in energy consumption
South Africa: INTERVIEW-AngloGold hoists less ore, lacks power
South Africa: Eskom: The tragedy begins as thousands lose jobs
South Africa: Power crunch drains SA economic battery
South Africa: Gold Fields May Cut 6,900 Jobs on Power Restrictions
Turkey: Can Turkish economy survive high energy prices?

February 22 2008

Argentina: Ahora los viñateros deben sortear la falta de gasoil
India: TVNL collapse hints at blackouts
Indonesia: Stormy Weather Forces Blackouts throughout Bali
Indonesia: Jakarta hit by scheduled blackouts to save power
Nepal: Kathmandu: The City of Scarcity
Nigeria: Nigéria: le "cauchemar électrique" continue et se politise
Papua New Guinea: PNG Power to engage police to track vandals
Pakistan: Energy crisis inflicts Rs10b loss
Paraguay: Petropar de nuevo agotó su stock de gasoíl y existe un caos en la cadena
South Africa: Energy shortage weighs heavily on gold-mining sector’s shoulders

February 20 2008

Afghanistan: Insuffisances énergétiques de l'Afghanistan pénalisent développement
Haiti: Le défi de l’information
Nepal: Power shortages cripple life
Nepal: Strike, fuel shortage hit life in capital
Pakistan: Loadshedding once again becomes a routine
South Africa: South Africa Sees Slower Growth, Current Account
South Africa: Rasool warns on skills and energy crises
Tajikistan: Tajikistan faces food, power crunch in ‘coldest’ winter

February 19 2008

Argentina: Para De Angelis, aún no ha llegado lo peor de la escasez de combustible
Bangladesh: Bangladesh eyes energy security beyond 2011
China: RPT-China manufacturing hub wrestles with power shortage
India: Electricity Crisis Hobbles an India Eager to Ascend
Nepal: Fuel Shortage in Nepal Hits Hospitals, Schools, Transport
Nepal: Fuel, electricity shortage in Nepal continues
Nepal: Fuel shortage forces closure of Valley schools
Nigeria: Nigeria/electricité: le président limoge son conseiller spécial
Nigeria: Yar’Adua apologises to Nigerians over energy crisis
South Africa: South Africa's energy crisis sends currency tumbling, slows economic growth
South Africa: No gas at the end of the tunnel
South Africa: Eskom to consult councils
Tajikistan: Threat of food shortages as Tajikistan faces the worst winter in decades
Tajikistan: UN Urges Food Aid, As Anger Mounts Over Energy Crisis
Venezuela: Denuncian manipulación en venta de gas-oil

February 15 2008

Chile: Chile's Gener 2007 net falls to $81 million
China: China Jan coal imports dip despite domestic shortage
India: IndianOil blames Reliance, railways for shortage in LPG supplies
India: State facing power shortage
Liberia: Gasocrisis Deepens!
Nepal: It’s a circus out there
New Zealand: Power station to stay shut despite fears of blackouts
Pakistan: Energy crisis and the next government
Papua New Guinea: Kundiawa General Hospital faces acute fuel shortage
Sierra Leone: “ENOUGH PETROL NOW, MORE ON THE WAY”
South Africa: Load shedding turmoil is a simple case of history repeating itself
Tajikistan: Kyrgyzstan refuses to supply electricity to Tajikistan
Venezuela: Carrusel de las incompetencias
Vietnam: 2008 serait l'année des économies d'énergie
Zimbabwe: Manufacturing companies reduce operations

February 14 2008

Bolivia: Delius: Falta de jet fuel es por una ‘chambonada administrativa’
Bolivia: Fila de avionetas por jet fuel
Botswana: Nortex workers feel load shedding pinch
India: Protest against loadshedding
India: Fuel crisis looms large over Manipur
Nepal: UML draws govt's attention towards fuel crunch
Nepal: Shortage of Cooking Gas Hits People Hard
New Zealand: Low lakes pose risk of power cuts
New Zealand: People in power need to address supply problems
Pakistan: PCA discusses loadshedding, ST crisis
USA (Alaska): Aleutian village copes with fuel shortage

February 12 2008

Argentina: Denuncian escasez de gasoil para levantar la cosecha
China: China's snow-plagued Zhejiang expects to restore power grid at end of March
Costa Rica: Rainfall Shortages Threaten Costa Rica Power
Iraq: Kerosene shortage in Missan
Iraq: Iran grant to provide Najaf electricity
Nepal: Body formed to resolve problem of load shedding
Pakistan: Need to focus on sustainable power generation stressed
Pakistan: KESC owes WAPDA Rs 30b
Papua New Guinea: Fuel shortage hit Bougainville, affecting transportation
South Africa: Position, position, position ... and now power, says FNB
Tajikistan: UNICEF sends emergency supplies to Tajikistan
Turkey: As Russia's Ukraine deadline looms, gas crisis knocks on Turkey's door
Zimbabwe: Power Outages And Water Shortages In Zimbabwe Becoming Chronic

February 11 2008

China: Newcastle Thermal Coal Rises to Record on China Cuts
DR Congo: Kananga : réduction d’heures de fourniture du courant électrique
DR Congo: Kinshasa : coupures d'électricité, les prix augmentent aux marchés
New Zealand: Blackout threat as drought worsens
Nigeria: Blackout to Worsen as Power Generation Drops
Pakistan: People curse Lesco for blackouts
South Africa: Commodities Round up: Platinum and Gold Soar on Energy Cuts, Oil Gains
South Africa: Angloplat may shed 150 000 oz in 2008
South Africa: Power cuts impact property market
South Africa: Rand Sinks as South African Electricity Grid Fails
South Africa: Blackouts taking fizz out of fizzy drinks
Tajikistan: Energy Crisis Hits Tajik Press
Uganda: Fuel reserves: Govt quiet, cites security concerns

February 9 2008

Argentina: Piden a usuarios que denuncien la escasez de combustibles
Argentina: El campo se enfrenta a De Vido
Argentina: Vuelven a faltar gasoil y nafta en Capital Federal y el conurbano
Argentina: De Vido, sobre las denuncias de escasez de combustible: "Siempre pasa en esta época"
India (Kashmir): Problems galore in valley’s countryside
India: Decision on fuel price likely next week
India: Cooking gas crisis leads to panic booking in Capital
Nepal: Health sector hit hard by load shedding
Pakistan: Industries to face 1,400MW power shortage by 2010
Pakistan: Demand for candles increases in twin cities
South Africa: Electricity supply is a real power struggle
Tajikistan: Crisis Looms as Bitter Cold, Blackouts Hit Tajikistan
Venezuela: Tres millones de litros de gasolina se dejarán de vender en la frontera
Zimbabwe: Blackouts reduce Apex output

February 8 2008

China: Shanghai lamps go dark to ease power shortage
India: LPG shortage: Govt conducts raids
Namibia: Mining Industry Readies for Eskom Load Shedding
Namibia: Minister Warns On Power Usage
Nepal: Damaging Load Shedding
Nigeria: Nigerian domestic flights grounded on jet fuel shortage: source
Pakistan: Musharraf for emergency measures to overcome energy crisis
Papua New Guinea: Chaos in ESP over fuel
South Africa: US fears, blackouts trouble De Beers
South Africa: Eskom Changes Management Team to Tackle Power Crisis
South Africa: South Africa can overcome energy crisis: Mbeki
South Africa: PSL prepared for power blackouts
Tajikistan: Lacking electricity, money, and food, Tajikistan asks the world for help
Tajikistan: TAJIKISTAN: MOUNTING DEBT OPENS UP COUNTRY TO GEOPOLITICAL STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL

February 7 2008

India: More LPG to be imported to counter shortage
Kenya: Stop fooling us, motorists tell Energy minister
Nepal: Impact Of Load Shedding - II
Nepal: Petroleum supply from Sunday only
Pakistan: Loadshedding to be controlled in 18 months
Pakistan: Industry warns of economic turmoil
South Africa: Cabinet calls for a 10% cut in electricity use by all consumers
South Africa: Red tape protecting Eskom hold up private power deals

February 6 2008

Argentina: Problemas con el combustible
Australia: Blackouts spark Keith power infrastructure audit
Chile: Codelco Faces More Risk of Mine Disruption on Energy Shortfall
China: Eight Chinese counties to spend Lunar New Year's Eve in darkness
DR Congo: Lubumbashi : 10 jours sans électricité, les entreprises se plaignent
India: Cooking gas crisis will ease soon: Deora
India: India faces LPG crisis
Lebanon: Énergie - La production de 500 kilowatts de courant électrique coûte 150 000 LL alors que l’abonné ne paie que 35 000 LL
Nepal: Industrial production down by 30 pc due to load shedding
Nepal: Impact Of Load Shedding
South Africa: R3000 an hour in fuel to keep shoppers happy during blackouts
South Africa: Business confidence continues downward trend, Sacci warns of recession
Tajikistan: Frozen Tajikistan appeals for aid in winter crisis
Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan suspends electric power supplies to Tajikistan

February 4 2008

Argentina: Se acentúa en la Región la escasez de combustible
Australia (Tasmania): Drought-hit Tassie faces power rationing
Nepal: Beg, borrow or steal
Nepal: Long-term Plan Sought to End Fuel Woes
Pakistan: Meeting held to review power shortage in capital
Pakistan: Energy crisis forces Pakistan to mull five-day working week
Pakistan: People faced worst CNG crisis during last week
South Africa: Gauteng looking to make load shedding more predictable
South Africa: Platinum futures soar to record amid blackouts in South Africa, supply concerns
South Africa: South African Load-Shedding Targeted as Miners Worry, an Industrial Info News Alert
South Africa: Blackouts hammer SA’s manufacturing sector
South Africa: South Africa Has Power Shortfall of as Much as 1,500 Megawatts

February 1 2008

Argentina: La falta de combustible afectó a varias estaciones de servicio de la ciudad
Argentina: Paraguayos se ahorran hasta 1,60 $/litro comprando combustible en Argentina
China: Snow-stricken China warned that worst is to come
China: China Halts Coal Exports to South Korea, Dong-a Ilbo Reports
Kenya: Fuel shortage hits Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza
Nepal: 46 Hours Per Week Load Shedding from Today
Nepal: Petrol, kerosene, diesel, LPG shortage worsens; Supply to resume in a few days, promises NOC
Nepal: Transporters call indefinite strike
New Zealand: Power blackouts possible as grid under pressure
Pakistan: Crisis after crisis, long queues of cooking oil purchasers Ali Hussain
Pakistan: Gas supply shortage causes uncertainty
South Africa: S African mines hit by delay to return of power
South Africa: Civic Centre ignores lights memo
South Africa: Platinum futures soar to record amid blackouts in South Africa, supply concerns
South Africa: No confidence: Mbeki’s logic necessitates his resignation
South Africa: Load-shedding is a threat to Gautrain schedule
Vietnam: Pas de coupures électriques durant le Têt

January 31 2008

China: Power blackouts highlight need for pricing system reforms
China: Lantern show held amid power shortage causes stir
Nepal: Diesel Shortage: 70 pc Public Vehicles 'Not Plying'
New Zealand: Blackout threat over NI when station shuts down
Pakistan: APDM blames govt for price-hike, energy crisis
Pakistan: President Musharraf wants early completion of energy projects
Pakistan: Load shedding cripples life in Karak
South Africa: Where’s the outrage?
South Africa: ANC split over power cuts
South Africa: SAfrica mines suffer new power supply hitch
South Africa: More blackouts as Eskom reports 4 000 MW capacity shortfall
South Africa: Go to sleep early to save power - minister
South Africa: Power Failures Outrage South Africa
South Africa: Erwin: Cut usage, not my head
Uganda: Fuel shortage creeping back

January 29 2008

China: Problems In Black And White For China
China: China halts fuel export to meet domestic demand
China: Authorities put power supply top of agenda
India: Technical snag adds to power woes
Nepal: Diesel, kerosene crunch worsens Transport sector threatens strike
Pakistan: Payments to oil companies: HBL-led consortium refuses to help govt
Pakistan: Wheat price rises, power cuts breeding discontent
Pakistan: Protest against loadshedding held F.P. Report
South Africa: Power shortage stops First Uranium’s Ezulwini production
South Africa: Eskom Says It Lost 1,500 Megawatts of Power Capacity Overnight
South Africa: Power crisis ‘due to growing economy’
South Africa: More talks to ease electricity woes
South Africa: The 3 phases of the electricity crisis
Swaziland: Cabinet’s urgent meet over energy crisis
Zimbabwe: Nationwide blackouts sparked by unpaid debts

January 28 2008

Argentina: Cheap energy costs Argentina billions and more blackouts
Argentina: No son espejitos, pero sí lamparitas de colores
Argentina: No subir tarifas de luz costó US$ 4000 millones en 4 años
Australia (NSW): Fuel shortage alert
Bangladesh: Priority to the fertilizer plants, instead of the power plants: asked to Petrobangla
Botswana: Power Cuts Plunge Business Into Turmoil
China: Authorities vow to ease power shortage
China: China frets about inflation, energy shortages
China: China's Snowstorms Halt Fuel Shipment, Flights, Power
Malawi: Address fuel shortages as a matter of urgency
New Zealand: Power crisis looms as capacity falls
Pakistan: Pepco fails to come up govt's tall claims
South Africa: Miners worried about blackouts?
South Africa: Blackouts hit stock market
South Africa: Electricity theft contributes to power shortage
South Africa: Quotas for homes based on history - Eskom
Vietnam: EVN power shortage raises eyebrows over investment choices

January 27 2008

China: China feels new year chill as coal shortage bites
India: City reels under powercuts for over 6 hours
India: Badal urges people to bear with power shortage
Lebanon: Protests in Lebanon leave 7 dead
Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands faces fuel shortage
South Africa: Blackouts threaten thousands of jobs
South Africa: Eskom’s Comical Ali
South Africa: De Beers Suspends SA Diamond Mining Due to Power Shortage
South Africa: Schools go old-school as blackouts strike
South Africa: GUILTY!
Zambia: Power blackouts may have been sabotage, says Zambian president

January 26 2008

Argentina: Aumenta el malestar por la escasez
Bangladesh: Asia Energy to build 1,000 MW Bangladesh power plant
Guyana: Berbice blackouts shorter but still prevalent -power company unable to use fullsupply, Guysuco official says
Nepal: Two students killed as dacoits launch attack during load-shedding
Pakistan: No relief despite gas suspension to industries
Pakistan: Residents block highway against loadshedding F.P. Report
South Africa: SA mines shut over the weekend
South Africa: South African Mines Remain Shut Amid Power Shortage
South Africa: Business powerless
USA (Alaska): In oil-rich Alaska, an energy crunch

January 25 2008

China: China Halts Coal Exports Amid Shortage
Marshall Islands: MAJURO FACES POWER OUTAGE OVER LATE FUEL DELIVERY
Namibia: 'False' power alarm spreads panic
Nepal: Diesel crisis troubles Kathmanduites
Pakistan: PM asks Pepco to wait for next govt
Pakistan: City experiences prolonged load-shedding
Pakistan: ICCI President expressed concern over Gas load shedding
Pakistan: Bright lights & power shortage
Pakistan: Another problem crops up for residents
South Africa: SA fumbles on through power chaos
South Africa: 'Worst load shedding day so far'
South Africa: Cape Town plans for blackouts
South Africa: Power cuts a national emergency: Erwin
South Africa: Fears for water supplies for next six years
South Africa: Load-shedding may lead to water cuts in Free State
South Africa: South African Mines Halt Production on Eskom Power Shortage
South Africa: Gold Fields Halts S. Africa Output on Power Shortage
Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan Sees Rare Protests Over Gas Shortage
Vietnam: Blackouts to darken economy