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 30 2008

Argentina: Continúan los problemas de abastecimiento de combustible
China: CHINA FACES FRIGID WINTER AMID POWER SHORTAGES
China: Petrol giants launch emergency plan to cope with oil shortage
India (Kashmir): Snowfall in Srinagar, -24 in Drass
Namibia: Brownouts 'around the corner'
Northern Marianas: Power Utility Responsible For Blackouts, Mobil Executive Says
Pakistan: Loadshedding hours up despite PEPCO promise F.P. Report
Pakistan: Chashma plant closure to increase load shedding
Panama: Mici no multará a Shell por escasez de combustible en el mercado local
South Africa: Load shedding to hit food inflation
South Africa: Blackouts resume as parliament discusses power crisis
South Africa: Blackouts won’t harm economy: Erwin

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

January 24 2008

Argentina: Colectiveros advierten sobre un posible recorte del servicio por escasez de combustible
Argentina: Paraná: falta nafta y gasoil en estaciones de servicio que bajaron los precios
China: China, outpacing its own infrastructure
China: Chalco shuts 2 aluminium plants on power shortage
China: China faces critical energy shortage
South Africa: Energy crises impact whole Southern African region mining sector
South Africa: Durban feeling the impact of load shedding
South Africa: Food prices to rocket with power crisis
South Africa: South Africa Blackouts Snarl Traffic, Shut Cartier, Vex Mbeki
Tajikistan: TAJIKISTAN EXPERIENCES ROLLING BLACKOUTS AMID FREEZING WINTER TEMPERATURES
Uganda: Mbale SMEs tipped on efficient energy usage
Zambia: Zambia power woes worsen,may dent '08 copper output
Zambia: Blackouts hamper Zambian mining operations
Zimbabwe: Blackouts plunge economy further down the abyss

January 23 2008

Argentina: Denuncian nuevamente la escasez de combustible en distritos de la provincia
Argentina: No cesan los inconvenientes por la falta de combustibles
China: In a snow-covered China, entire regions are without electricity and gas
China: Record power shortage hits China
China: Coal shortage causes short supply of power in China
China: China Shuts 5% of Coal-Fired Power Plants on Shortage
China: Power Outage Spreads to Central China
Namibia: Namibia introduces load shedding
Nepal: Nepal Load-shedding Authority
Pakistan: Shortage of gas multiplies user's problems
Pakistan: Energy crisis
South Africa: Eskom presses state to fund expansion
South Africa: Questions we should ask in light of power blackouts
South Africa: Cabinet mulls over blackouts
South Africa: Blackouts prompt scramble for renewable energy
South Africa: 'Yes, there is a power crisis'
South Africa: 'Power shortage will affect economy in other ways'
Zimbabwe: Power Restored In Zimbabwean Capital But Blackouts Persist Elsewhere

January 22 2008

Argentina: Nuevamente falta nafta y gasoil en estaciones de servicio
Colombia: Se siente la escasez de gasolina en Arauca
Nepal: Fuel price hike sparks protests across Nepal
Palestine (Gaza): Fuel shortage forces hard choices
South Africa: Power shortage could drive investors away from S.Africa
South Africa: Might have darker days ahead
South Africa: Every second counts during power failures
Zambia: Power blackouts disrupt Zambia copper operations
Zambia: Nationwide Blackouts

January 21 2008

China: Sinopec Boosts Oil Refining Increase to End Shortage
Lebanon: Angry protesters over electricity shortage briefly block major road in Beirut
Pakistan: Businessmen fear loss of exports
Palestine (Gaza): Israel Allows Some Supplies Into Gaza
Palestine (Gaza): Fuel Shortage Shuts Gaza Power Plant, Leaving City Dark
South Africa: Electricity blackouts spark outpouring of online rage
South Africa: Eskom stops exporting electricity
South Africa: Mbeki gets energy supply report from Eskom
Zimbabwe: Blackouts plague 2 African nations

January 20 2008

Argentina: Desabastecimiento: sigue el problema con la provisión de gasoil y la de nafta super
Argentina: Falta combustible en toda Misiones
Haiti: Kesner Pharel réclame une meilleure gestion à l’EDH
Iraq: Population hit by acute power outage, shortage of petroleum products
Kenya: Petroleum prices now triple in western Kenya
Palestine (Gaza): Security sources: Gaza's power shortage worse than expected
Palestine (Gaza): Lights go out in Gaza as power plant shuts down
Palestine (Gaza): Gaza plunged into darkness as Hamas shuts down power plant
Palestine (Gaza): Gaza City plunged into darkness
Palestine (Gaza): La escasez de combustible obliga a cesar su actividad a la principal central eléctrica de Gaza
South Africa: Blackouts a national disaster, not an act of God
South Africa: Psychological and economic costs of blackouts mount
South Africa: Crisis meetings to end Eskom chaos
South Africa: Everyone pays when Eskom pulls the plug
Tajikistan: Tajiks see new plant as way out of energy crisis
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe cities hit by power cuts

January 19 2008

Canada (Ontario): Feud puts into question new reactors for Ontario
Pakistan: Gas suspension to CNG stations to continue
Pakistan: Frequent power cuts disrupting Majalis
Palestine (Gaza): Pénurie de carburant à Gaza
South Africa: Load shedding hits agricultural sector hard
South Africa: Power outages to get worse
South Africa: Load shedding this weekend
South Africa: Minister on holiday as blackouts grip SA

January 18 2008

Argentina: Jalaf dijo que un combustible barato alienta el consumo y no el ahorro
Argentina: Argentina sancionará a Shell por incumplir ley abastecimiento
China: Biodiesel projects to solve energy shortage
China: Yunnan, southern China prepare for power shortage
Guyana: Bartica hit by severe blackouts
India: Police crossfire over power crisis
India: Protests against power shortage turn violent in Bihar
Pakistan: PML-N demands Aziz's trial for wheat, energy crises
South Africa: Zim's 'free' Eskom power ride
South Africa: Blackouts result in the bad and bizarre
South Africa: Power shortage may delay up to ten new ferroalloy smelters

January 17 2008

Cameroon: Anti-AES Sonel Strike Looms in Kumba
China: China drought underlines hydropower reliance risks
India: Power bills in Maharashtra likely to go up
Iraq: Oil fields hit by fuel shortage
Mayotte: Vives tensions à Mutsamudu
Nepal: Load Shedding Takes Toll on City Dwellers
Northern Marianas: Blackouts may result in water outages
Pakistan: Pakistan short of everything except crises
Pakistan: Musharraf's Woes Multiply on Record Wheat Prices, Power Outages
Pakistan: Warning of diesel crisis in March
Senegal: L’insécurité au Sénégal : d’une insécurité de survie vers la criminalité
South Africa: Durban told: Get used to the blackouts
South Africa: Load-shedding now a national disgrace
South Africa: Outrage mounts as power cuts extended
South Africa: Dark days for business with power blackouts
South Africa: Electricity costs, blackouts hit business in the pocket
Vietnam: Grave pénurie d'électricité jusqu'à fin mai

January 16 2008

Albania: Most of Albania without electricity
Argentina: Escasez de gasoil: Peligraría el levantamiento de la cosecha
Argentina: Naftas: negocio brasileño en la frontera
Argentina: Piden a los municipios que denuncien falta de combustible
Argentina: Con el combustible más barato hay más desabastecimiento
Argentina: Se agudiza la escasez de combustibles en Misiones
Canada (NWT): NTCL, Imperial scramble to deal with Inuvik gas shortage
China: China resorts to biodiesel projects to solve energy shortage
China: Southern China Edging a Power Crisis
China: Power shortage in southern China to widen after closure of 6 pct power generation capacity
China: South China hit by power crunch due to coal shortages: report
Iraq: Iraq's Baiji refinery shut after power cuts
Nepal: Govt mulls ways to minimise load shedding
South Africa: Power blackouts continue
South Africa: 'We aren't coping with blackouts'
South Africa: Eskom warns of more power cuts
Vietnam: Le Nord en pénurie d'eau

January 15 2008

Argentina: El Gobierno autorizó las exportaciones de combustible
China: Southern provinces short of power
China: Southern China Shuts Power Capacity on Coal Shortage
Guyana: 600 Utility Workers Strike in Guyana
Israel: IE fights through winter cold
Nepal: Low on fuel again This time it’s diesel
Pakistan: Pasban stages protest against flour shortage
Pakistan: Islamabad hit by low gas pressure and load shedding
Pakistan: Power shortage hitting pharma industry: PPMA chairman
Pakistan: PAKISTAN: Beset By Multiple Crises
Pakistan: Loadshedding continues to haunt Lahorites
Pakistan: Motions in Senate against power, gas load-shedding
Russia (Dagestan): The 16th Assassination Attempt
South Africa: Power cuts spread
South Africa: Rolling blackouts continue
South Africa: Blackouts continue, stir panic
South Africa: Load shedding at its highest levels
Turkey: Back to the future, back to Qatar
Uganda: Fuel Shortage Jolts Energy
Vietnam: Soaring demand, problems at power plants cause massive shortage

January 14 2008

Argentina: Desabastecimiento de naftas y gasoil en la región
Canada (NWT): Fuel shortage drying out Inuvik gas pumps
China: China's 2007 Power Production Outpaces Gain in Demand
Iraq: Power cuts and water shortages hit chilly Iraq
Malawi: Malawi to increase fuel storage
Pakistan: ANP demo against power loadshedding, price hike F.P. Report
South Africa: Power cuts to continue for rest of the week
Sudan (South): South Sudan decides to strengthen trade ties with the north
Zimbabwe: Power Cuts Fatal Blow to Ailing Health Sector

January 13 2008

Afghanistan: Power eludes Kabul despite global aid
Bangladesh: CA assistant’s priority is to expedite process of inviting int’l bids
Bangladesh: Letters - Saga of load-shedding!
Guyana: Water and electricity problems continue in Berbice
Iran: Minister to detail snow crisis effort
Pakistan: Capital facing water shortage
Pakistan: Candles prices go up in twin cities
Pakistan: Chairman FGC expresses satisfaction on CDN’s efforts to controlload-shedding
Papua New Guinea: Drug crisis in Simbu
Tajikistan: Energy Shortages, Extreme Cold Create Crisis Situation

January 11 2008

Argentina: Paraná: la Policía detectó faltante de gasoil y nafta común en cuatro estaciones de servicio
Argentina: A pesar del intenso calor, los empresarios piensan en el frío
China: China Oil Imports Rise 11% as Refiners Seek Supplies
China: Guangdong faces power shortage
Jamaica: Blackouts could occur again - JPS
Nepal: Govt readies Rs 3b cash to bail out NOC
South Africa: Surge in national power use forces local blackouts