August 7 2008
Comoros: Tanker Arrives Carrying Oil to Ease Fuel Shortage
On Anjouan, the director of the national electricity company has made an appeal to union and island authorities to address the fuel shortage. According to him, if the company does not have petrol within 48 hours, it risks shutting down. Anjouan has been facing a fuel shortage for the past one week. The capital, Mutsamudu, is currently in total darkness.
India: Bangalore: - Dark Days here Again for State Citizens
The state government has decided to continue with load-shedding all over the state, as rainfall in catchment areas of the hydel power generation reservoirs has not been satisfactory. The load-shedding will affect Bangalore city, all cities and towns and rural areas.
Officials said that the state is facing a shortfall of 20 million units of power daily. As the state needs to
India: 2-hour power cuts are back
BANGALORE - lt’s official: load-shedding is back. Brace yourselves for at least two hours of power cut every day.
Bescom, which finalised the schedule on Tuesday for the city as well as Bangalore rural areas, has decided to cut power for two hours in the urban belt and six hours in the rural belt for residential users. The schedule for the urban user will be one hour between 6 am and 10 am and again one hour between 6 pm and 10 pm, according to Bescom Director Technical H Nagesh.
India: Karnataka villages face power cut of up to 13 hours a day
There is no relief to power consumers from loadshedding despite Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa?s declaration that loadshedding will be lifted thanks to good rains.
India: Coal shortage: CIL finds fault with power sector
There seems to be no end to the confusion and controversy over the real reasons behind the coal shortage at large number of power plants across the country.
While arguments galore criticising the role of Coal India Ltd – catering to 80 per cent of country’s coal requirement – (and railways) in creating the crisis, the Indian coal major on the other hand blames the power sector for practically inviting the trouble.
Mexico: Escasez de gasolina el sábado y domingo
Great concern exists among the families of this border community, that every weekend fuel is scarce, for the simple reason that there are long rows of US residents who come to fill the tank of their cars.
Mozambique: Mozambique cuts diesel tax to rescue fish production
Mozambique has scrapped a tax on diesel imports to help its fishing industry and other sectors hit hard by the surging price of oil, an official said on Thursday.
Fisheries Minister Cadamiel Muthemba told Reuters the government will also encourage the development of aquaculture, which does not require intensive use of fuel.
Nigeria: Nigerian electricity conundrum
Against the backdrop of severe power outages experienced in Nigeria in recent times, the President Musa Yar’Ardua administration has been making spirited efforts to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s power sector.
Norway: Norway's Crude Oil Exports Are Likely to Cease by 2030, E24 Web Site Says
Norway's oil production peaked in 2001 and exports are likely to end by 2030, Norwegian business Web site E24 reported, citing a study by Professor Kjell Aleklett at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Pakistan: Crisis is bigger than that of 1971
“Pakistan is facing even bigger crisis than that of 1971, and its results would be more horrible than the Dhaka debacle. Terrorism in the country would continue as long as the USA continues to interfere in Pakistan’s affairs.
When president house and prime minister house would stop accepting bribe, our Patwari and SHO would also stop taking bribe automatically”.
