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 18 2008

Argentina: Cristina enfrenta la crisis energética
Argentina: Denuncian falta de combustible
Chile: Chile's ENAP, Antofagasta to build power plants
India: Petro price hike: Too little, too late?
India: Union Sports Minister apprised of LPG shortage in Sultanpur
India: Exams will not defer power cuts
India: BJP opposes hike in oil prices
Namibia: Namibia to construct nuclear power station 'in a decade'
Nepal: Meager oil volume enters Ktm
Nepal: Fuel shortage in Nepal's capital forces schools to close, public transport to halt
Nepal: Fuel, Power Crisis May Halt City Hospital Services
New Zealand: Calls to cut power use
Pakistan: Fear of load-shedding on polling day looms large
South Africa: Eskom needs private power station as stopgap
South Africa: Eskom invites bids for 3 000MW power supply
Turkey: Areva declares interest in Turkey nuclear plant project

February 17 2008

India: Gowda faces load shedding brunt
Kosovo: Blackout Hits during Thaci Address at Pristina Media Centre
Nepal: 1 killed, 46 injured as Terai on boil again
Nepal: Terai banda turns fatal; one dead, two critically injured
Venezuela: Se desmorona un imperio

February 16 2008

China: SW China city suffers power shortage as snowy winter brings chaos
China: Blackouts in China city as snowy weather revisits
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Suspends Fuel Oil Exports to Kyrgyzstan
Nepal: Fuel Shortage Hits Garbage Collection in Valley
Nepal: Fuel crisis spawns protests
Pakistan: Generators still in demand amid load shedding
South Africa: Demand for diesel up amid Eskom crisis
Vietnam: Vietnam to slash coal exports by a third in 2008

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 13 2008

Argentina: ANTE LA INMINENTE COSECHA, LOS PRODUCTORES SE QUEJAN POR LOS PRECIOS Y LA ESCASEZ DE GASOIL
Argentina: Desabastecimiento de gasoil
Chile: Chile: Facing a Severe Energy Crisis
China: Blackouts persist in southwest China post-holiday
China: Sinopec, CNPC import more diesel to ease power shortage in Jan
DR Congo: Kinshasa plongé dans le noir : Deux explosions sur le site d’Inga !
Guinea: Nouvelle pénurie d'essence en Guinée
India: Shortage of kerosene, LPG throws normal life out of gear in Parwanoo
Iraq: Minister warns pipeline bombing in northern Iraq means mass power outages in northern Iraq
Nepal: Tanker Drivers' Strike Worsens Fuel Crisis
Nepal: Fuel Shortage Hits Nepal's Capital
New Zealand: Winter power plans thrashed out
South Africa: Platinum briefly surges above $2,000 an ounce amid South African power 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 10 2008

Argentina: Ruralistas denuncian escasez de gasoil para cosecha
Argentina: Shell reducirá 50% producción de diésel en Argentina
Argentina: Shell produce menos naftas y podría haber escasez
India: LPG shortage in Punjab, Haryana
Iraq: Kerosene shortage in Missan
Palestine (Gaza): Lack of fuel causes 30% power shortfall in Gaza
South Africa: Eskom’s load shedding brings havoc to SA

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 5 2008

Argentina: Hay escasez de combustibles a pesar de la baja de precios
China: Major Blackouts Threaten Chinese New Year
China: China's power shortage eases, coal stocks rise-SERC
DR Congo: Kananga : réduction d’heures de fourniture du courant électrique
Guinea: Pénurie de carburant à Kankan
India: Petroleum Ministry in alert mode following LPG shortage
India: Fuel bills up for CNG cars
India: Surgeries suspended as clinic gropes in the dark
Mozambique: One killed in Mozambique transport price protests
Nepal: Nepal to face major power shortage in the next 5 years
Pakistan: CDA will exploit resources to meet shortage of power
Pakistan: Electricity problems dull people’s lives, gears WAPDA into action
South Africa: Govt sells power to other countries amid shortage
South Africa: Fuel shortage for Cape airport?
South Africa: Cape Town neglect blamed for blackouts
South Africa: It’s time to face the nation

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 3 2008

Argentina: La extracción de crudo sigue en baja
Argentina: En marzo podría faltar y subir el combustible
China: China disputes claim of coal shortage link to power plant closings
Kenya: Acute fuel shortage persists in western Kenya
Pakistan: Pakistan urges 30pc cut in energy consumption
South Africa: Power quotas to hit middle class hardest
South Africa: Blackouts rack South Africa
South Africa: Armageddon into this candle-lit life
South Africa: Zuma offers everyone a perfect opt-out clause
South Africa: Hello Sardine City ... where the electricity supply is very iffy

February 2 2008

Argentina: Falta combustible y los expendedores piden controles a la Provincia
China: Now freezing China is hit by power blackouts
Nepal: Nepal in dire power and fuel crisis
Nepal: Fuel Shortage
Nepal: Petrol, kerosene, diesel, LPG shortage worsens; Supply to resume in a few days, promises NOC
Pakistan: Measures to cut energy consumption by 30pc
South Africa: Cape Town grinds to a halt
South Africa: Oh, switch off our MINDS, not our MINES?

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