July 4 2008
Price increases, fuel shortages and economic uncertainty could "falter" the tourist boom during winter holidays, the vice president of the Association of Hoteliers Gourmet of Argentina, Alberto Raballi said this morning.
Bangladesh: Solving power, energy crises
In the backdrop of electricity and gas supply shortage, the Chief Adviser is reported to have directed the concerned bodies of the government to bring about a quick solution to the problem. The country is facing a shortage of 200 million cubic feet of gas against a daily demand for 2000 mmcfd due to limited gas production and distribution. The shortage of electricity is 500 megawatts.
Cameroon: Cameroon Seeks Investment In Energy To Boost Aluminum Output
Cameroon's state-owned aluminum company is attracting investment in the country's energy sector to help boost output of the metal, an official at government-run Electricity Development Corporation, or EDC, said Friday.
EDC General Manager Celestin Ndonga told Dow Jones Newswires that because aluminum production is power-intensive, Cameroon's Société Camerounaise d'Aluminium, or Alucam, is trying to address the country's energy shortage.
India: Major power crisis grips city
Almost entire eastern Patna plunged into darkness on Thursday evening following a technical snag in the "power braker" (220 kV) at Fatuha. As a result, several localities, including Rajendra Nagar, Ashok Rajpath, Kankerbagh, Patna City and Sabzibagh, witnessed power cuts from 5.30 pm.
India: Petrol bunks run dry
Petrol and diesel shortage in the City seems to have taken a turn for the worse. This reality hit Bangaloreans in the face on Thursday morning, as several petrol bunks shut shop, leaving many in the lurch.
India: Power cut feared during day
A boiler snag in the CESC’s Budge Budge plant plunged much of the city into darkness this evening even as wet coal hobbled other power units in Bengal.
The shortfall during the evening peak hours shot up to 195MW amid signs the situation would be the same tomorrow.
India: Blackouts back again
The state government and its power utility may have spoken too early.
For, a day after the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) proudly informed the high court that the state had “surplus power”, all sub-stations — including those in the capital — were ordered to enforce load shedding on an hourly basis.
Indonesia: Govt to regulate companies' operating hours
Beleaguered by rising oil prices and stalling electricity supply projects, the government is planning to issue a decree regulating company operating hours in a bid to reduce electricity consumption.
Speaking after a meeting with the Vice President on Thursday, Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said the government would issue a joint ministerial decree this month to regulate company operating hours.
Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands declares 'economic emergency' over energy crisis
The tiny western Pacific island nation of the Marshall Islands has declared a state of economic emergency as soaring fuel prices threaten to shut down electricity supplies.
Failure to resolve the fuel crisis could lead to a "disaster of unimaginable magnitude," President Litokwa Tomeing said in a statement late Thursday.
"Accordingly, I Litokwa Tomeing, on behalf of the cabinet of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, hereby issue this public proclamation declaring a state of economic emergency," he said in the statement, which was broadcast nationally.
Nigeria: PHCN Announces Nationwide Load Shedding
The Management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has announced a 12-hourly zonal power rotational rationing from 6am – 6pm and 6pm – 6am nationwide.
Nigeria: Nationwide blackout: PHCN begins power rationing today
As the parlous state of power supply across the country worsened in the last few days, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria announced on Thursday that it will from Friday, (today) begin zonal power rationing.
In a statement Thursday night, the utility company said the rationing will be done nationwide on a 12-hourly basis.
Pakistan: Unscheduled load shedding continues in city despite minister’s order
Unscheduled load shedding remained high in the city on Thursday, despite orders by Water and Power Minister Pervez Ashraf to the contrary.
A few days ago Ashraf ordered Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and all other power distribution companies to avoid unscheduled load shedding. Electricity, however, remained suspended in many areas of the city including Model Town, Township, Johar Town, Faisal Town, Mughalpura, Harbanspura, Garden Town, Iqbal Town, Ghaziabad and Muslim Town.
South Africa: Generation of electricity stagnates
ELECTRICITY generation has stagnated in the year to May, sparking concern that SA may yet again face load-shedding, placing further pressure on an already constrained economy.
In addition, use has not decreased substantially, despite the government’s entreaties to shed at least 10% of use or face further load-shedding.
Vietnam: Vietnam calls for power plant loans amid electricity shortage
The Vietnamese government has urged domestic banks to provide loans for the country's energy industry to continue construction of electricity plants amid power shortages, local media said Friday.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai told four major banks at a meeting Thursday to continue implementing credit agreements they signed with the Electricity Group of Vietnam (EVN), the government said on its website.
