February 29 2008

Argentina: Argentina planea importar gas licuado para enfrentar escasez en el invierno
Argentina: Advierten que en marzo se agudizará la falta de gasoil
Argentina: Pese a los anuncios, es muy difícil cargar nafta con tarjeta
Burkina Faso: Protests on price rises spread to the capital
Burkina Faso: Protests Spread to Capital
Chile: Chile preparing for energy rationing: voltage reduced 10%
China: Province gears up for power shortage
Nepal: SUPPLY SYSTEM:Still Dysfunctional
South Africa: S.African union urges more electricity for mines
South Africa: Load-shedding plan to leave hospitals in the dark
Thailand: Minister looking for options to selectively subsidise LPG prices

February 28 2008

Argentina: La escasez de combustible genera colas, impaciencia y pérdida de tiempo en las estaciones de servicio en Posadas
Cameroon: Continúa huelga de transportistas en Camerún
China: Asia's Achilles Heel
India: Mangalore Udupi reeling under power shortage
Indonesia: Indonesia blackouts may be sign of dark years ahead
Macedonia: Government to overcome electricity shortage by import
Nepal: General strike ends in Nepal
Nepal: Darkness beneath Everest
New Zealand: Winter of discontent looming in electricity generation failure
Pakistan: Loadshedding gives birth to new cottage industry
Pakistan: Save energy for your homes!
South Africa: Energy crisis a concern for South African steel industry
South Africa: Bread shortages on the way?
South Africa: France to send engineers to help in South Africa power crisis
South Africa: Longer blackouts in new power cut plan
South Africa: SAfrica unions to strike if jobs lost in power crisis
South Africa: Predictable power outages planned
South Africa: Sarkozy to arrive in South Africa
USA (Alaska): St. George awaits shipment of fuel oil
Zimbabwe: Baisse de la production diamantifère du Zimbabwe

February 27 2008

Argentina: Entidades rurales en alerta por la escasez de gasoil
Argentina: El gasoducto Techint-Kirchner de uS$ 1.100 millones ya cuesta US$ 1.600 millones y quedará vacío porque Bolivia no tiene el gas y profundizarán los cortes
Argentina: Gasoil: Ya hay 10% de escasez y se agravar con la cosecha
Argentina: Por la energía, el Gobierno reflota el vínculo con Chávez
Argentina: Preocupa escasez de combustibles
Argentina: Han cerrado 35 estaciones de servicio en el último año
Cameroon: Protests paralyse Cameroon capital and port city
Cameroon: La crise persiste au Cameroun
Cameroon: Crise: Pour l’amour du peuple
Chile: Blackout affects southern part of Santiago amidst energy shortage
China: China aluminium output seen cut 600,000 tns by snow
India: Subsidies fuel LPG black market
Mexico: Mexico's Cantarell oil output slides further
South Africa: Power-saving municipalities can avoid cuts

February 26 2008

Argentina: Podría volver a escasear el combustible en marzo
Argentina: SE PROFUNDIZA LA FALTA DE COMBUSTIBLE A DÍAS DEL INICIO DE LA COSECHA
Argentina: Ya es alarmante la escasez de combustible en La Plata y la región
Argentina: La falta de combustibles llega al 30% y es más grave para el agro
Argentina: Más reclamos por la escasez de combustibles
Argentina: Se duplica la necesidad de gasoil para producir energía
Argentina: Cerraron 35 estaciones de servicio sobre un total de 230 en Entre Ríos durante 2007
Canada (Nunavut): Tiny Arctic town hoping to power up after a week rationing electricity
Chile: Chili: la sécheresse fait peser la menace d'une pénurie d'électricité
India: Govt blames RIL, Essar for LPG crisis
India: Load shedding enforced in State; Bangalore spared
India: Power shortage could haunt capital in summer
Indonesia: Rolling blackouts and your desktop
Nepal: Load-Shedding Adds to Water Woes of Lalitpur Folk
South Africa: No power, no leadership, no confidence
South Africa: Gold Fields Asks for Increased Power to Curb Effect of Shortage
South Africa: Power supply shortage hinders developments

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 24 2008

Argentina: La duda es cuánta energía estará disponible para este invierno
Argentina: Continúa la escasez de gasoil y nafta
Nepal: New arrangements for POL supply
Nepal: Strike, Scarcity Linger RJP
Nepal: Supply committee decides to enforce odd-even rule to address fuel shortage
Nepal: Nepali gov't given 15-day ultimatum to end load-shedding crisis
Pakistan: New govt has to face gas, power, loadshedding & price hike issues
Uganda: L’Ouganda renouvelle ses réserves en carburant

February 23 2008

Argentina: Argentina, Brazil Sign Nuclear Deal To Solve Energy Shortage Problems
Argentina: Lula Says Investment to Resolve Bolivia Gas Impasse
India: LPG shortage to ease by first week of March
Indonesia: Coal stocks still low at two Indonesia power plants
Indonesia: Indonesia to cut oil imports
Nepal: Load Shedding Affects NARC Research, DNA Stock
Paraguay: “Escasez puede ser catastrófica para el sector productivo”
South Africa: S.Africa power crunch may benefit coal sector

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 21 2008

Afghanistan: Energy Shortage Key Hurdle To Afghanistan's Development: IMF
China: China Seeks Spot LNG Imports to Ease Fuel Shortage in Guangdong
India: India to up LPG imports to meet shortage
Nepal: Govt urged to ease crisis
Nepal: Government transports fuel during curfew in shortage-hit Kathmandu
Nepal: Terai strike affects life, curfew clamped in 3 dists
New Zealand: Power squeeze to hit pockets
New Zealand: Blackouts hover over winter supply
Swaziland: Energy fears: Don’t worry
UAE: Gas shortage hurts profits of cement companies

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