| Total Reports | Avg Reports Per Day | % Verified |
|---|---|---|
| 975 | 1.24 | 99.9% |
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Engro to Make Fertilizer Overseas as Gas Crisis Curbs Production 0 Verified
21:34 Jul 04, 2012
Pakistan’s second- biggest business group, will expand food and energy production and make fertilizer overseas to reverse a slide in earnings as a record...
Political turmoil, power outages short-circuit Nepal's hydropower potential 0 Verified
23:47 Jul 03, 2012
On a recent evening in Kathmandu, dinner was not served at Tara Gurung’s house.
Gurung could not prepare dinner for her children because she did not...
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Economic DevelopmentChile’s Cap Sees Risk of Project Delays From Energy Shortage 0 Verified
07:38 Apr 12, 2012
Cap SA (CAP), Chile’s biggest steel and iron-ore producer, said plans to expand its mines in the country may be delayed by electricity shortages.
Energy...
'Black day' observed in Faisalabad against gas, power loadshedding 0 Verified
18:08 Apr 09, 2012
The city on Sunday was dotted with black flags and billboards as industrialists and traders observed a black day against the discrimination in gas and...
Silver lining on power crisis 1 Verified
18:34 Feb 11, 2012
As Tamil Nadu reels under unprecedented power shortage and public protests erupt in several places, a silver lining seems to be emerging on the Koodankulam...
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Economic DevelopmentElectricity only reaches one in three Afghans 0 Verified
04:54 Jan 10, 2012
Only one in three Afghans has access to electricity despite years of spending to improve supply, and the country is still far too dependent on imported...
Nepal fights power cuts with renewable energy 0 Verified
18:41 Dec 18, 2011
Touted as the country's biggest, a hybrid power generation system which uses solar and wind energy has been inaugurated in western Nepal to help residents...
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Economic DevelopmentDelayed power projects hurt Vietnam’s energy security 0 Verified
04:19 Sep 25, 2011
Many power plant projects are years behind schedule, hurting Vietnam’s chances of fulfilling its goal of achieving a stable power supply, industry insiders...
Loadshedding hurting KP’s industrial production 0 Verified
04:18 Aug 05, 2011
The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Thursday announced that it was moving court against what it called unabated power outages hurting...
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Economic DevelopmentBangladesh invites bids for gas-fired power plant 0 Verified
17:37 Jul 21, 2011
Bangladesh has invited bids to build a 300-450-megawatt gas based power plant as part of efforts to ease the country's troubled electricity shortages...
Power shortage in China is due to high energy consuming industries 0 Verified
16:29 Jul 16, 2011
China economic growth was 9.6% in H1 of the year with growth of electricity consumption at 12.2%YoY during January to June. High speed growth in electricity...
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Economic DevelopmentWorld Bank to boost energy sector in Burundi 0 Verified
15:59 Jun 30, 2011
The World Bank has promised an emergency financial assistance to Burundi to enable the country to overcome an acute energy crisis in the next 18 months,...
Tanzania seeks $700 mln China loan for power plant 0 Verified
22:04 Jun 29, 2011
Tanzania is seeking a $700 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China to fund a power plant aimed at plugging a chronic power shortage in east...
Petrobras official warns Brazil's oil imports set to soar 4 Verified
17:16 Jun 23, 2011
Brazil could be importing as much as 1 million b/d of refined products by 2020 if it does not boost its domestic refining capacity, a senior official...
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Economic DevelopmentBlackouts overshadow crane habitat 0 Verified
17:02 Jun 23, 2011
Last October, when Phobjikha valley in Wangdue got electricity for the first time, scores of residents bought rice cookers and other electrical appliances....
Nepal gets USD 99 million to fight energy crisis 0 Verified
16:31 Jun 22, 2011
The World Bank is providing USD 99 million for the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (NIETTP) to assist Nepal's efforts to mitigate...
Coal Shortage Impedes India's Power Sector Growth 0 Verified
17:55 Jun 20, 2011
Fitch Ratings says that India's power generation companies could be adversely affected by coal shortages, which are likely to persist over the short-to-medium...
W. Visayas warned of power shortage in two to three years 0 Verified
17:04 Jun 09, 2011
The rapid expansion of business activity in Western Visayas will put the region’s power supply in a precarious situation in two to three years unless...
Power shortages may close department stores 0 Verified
03:25 May 26, 2011
STORES and businesses in parts of Shanghai face being shut down on the hottest days this summer, as the city tries to juggle a tight power supply with...
Guyana to install generators, reduce blackouts 0 Verified
18:05 May 21, 2011
Guyana's state-run power company says it is installing two generators from Finland to help end months of rolling blackouts.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds...
