July 28 2008
Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Import Electricity From Tajikistan
Afghanistan faces the shortage of electricity now and only 20 per cent of the capital enjoys power that is mostly supplied to governmental organs.
The government says Iran supplies electricity to the western provinces.
The ministry of water and power reports that 90 per cent of electricity extend from Uzbekistan has been completed and Kabul citizens would enjoy 300mw power till mid-2009. The rest of necessary power would be imported from Tajikistan.
India: Punjab to face acute power shortage in coming months
Punjab is likely to face an acute power shortage in coming months during the current financial year as per Load Generation Balance Report recently released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
As per the report, made available to PunjabNewsline on Monday, the net energy requirement of the Punjab during year 2008-09 is likely to be 43796 million units and the anticipated power y availability during the year will be only 39093 million units. It is, therefore, expected that the Punjab will suffer a shortage of 10.7 percent i.e. 4703 million units in the current financial year.
India: Dark nights
Mumbai has always managed to stave off the power cut menace, but the wolf is now at the door. Maharashtra's power shortage now stands at 5200 megawatts and here too the monsoon is to blame though only partly. To meet the shortfall between supply and demand, some areas have load-shedding of three to four hours a day or night.
India: Tired of power cuts, say residents of Vasai-Virar
It was frustration over mounting power cuts that prompted the residents of the Vasai-Virar belt to stage a rail roko last week. Hardly 30 kms away from the Shanghai-dreaming Mumbai, the residents of these distant suburbs are going through punishing load shedding schedules, with the authorities struggling to supply the 30 MW that 2.5 lakh customers need. The areas are currently facing load shedding of over eight hours, with some areas going without power for up to 12 hours a day.
Indonesia: Creaking Indonesia power grid drags on business
From big Japanese manufacturers to small neighborhood restaurants, businesses in Indonesia are paying a price for a new round of rolling electricity blackouts, and there is little light at the end of the tunnel.
The latest power cuts --- brought in by state power monopoly firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) this month in Java after a gas field supplying two power plants was shut for maintenance -- show again how Indonesia's power grid remains on a knife edge.
Malawi: Diesel scarcity hits Blantyre
BARELY two weeks after the country was hit by an acute diesel shortage, motorists are again slowly finding it hard to access the fuel from filling stations in Blantyre.
A snap survey by The Daily Times in Limbe and Blantyre over the weekend revealed that most retailers are not selling the product, fuelling speculation that the merchants could be hoarding fuel.
Malaysia: Electricity Shortage to Reach Crisis Level in 3 Years
Businesses are worried about electricity shortage which is expected to reach crisis level in three years, Sabah United Chinese Chamber of Commerce president Datuk Seri Sari Nuar Tan said.
"Without electricity, how are we going to build more infrastructure?
"How are we going to invite foreign investors and how are we going to build hotels for tourists?
"Electricity shortage is a problem that we have been facing for a long time and we have been asking the government to solve it."
Mexcio: Se agrava desabasto de gasolina
Several gas stations in Tijuana are closed because they do not have fuel, causing alert among drivers.
In a journey by the border it was noted that on Boulevard Agua Caliente closed two stations, one located at Avenida Jalisco and one in Puerta del Sol. While in Otay, on the boulevard Fine Arts and Vizcaino, the situation is the same.
Nigeria: Nigerian militants say 2 more pipelines sabotaged
Nigeria's main militant group sabotaged two more oil pipelines Monday during its two-year campaign of attacks on the country's oil industry, a leader of the group told The Associated Press.
The overnight attack in southern Rivers State was on two pipelines believed to be owned by a unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta leader said on condition of anonymity to avoid capture by authorities.
Nepal: Fuel shortage threat to food security
Nepal's acute fuel shortage is causing serious concern among local food traders about its impact on food prices.
"The shortage of fuel has been affecting the cost of our transportation. We can expect further increases in food prices which could heavily affect poor families," Ravi Sharma, a local food trader, who supplies rice and other food from the Terai region (fertile plains of southern Nepal) to the hill areas of the country, told IRIN in the capital.
Vietnam: Vietnam still has to curb electricity price
Vietnam still has to curb the electricity price, though this will not encourage investors to inject money in the power sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
It seems that the electricity shortage in 2008 is more serious than in previous years. What is the government doing to resolve the shortage?
