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Albania: Albanians face consequences for not paying energy bills

Albanians are used to irregular supplies and sometimes outright shortages of energy. But this winter, as their electricity distributor undergoes imminent privatisation, Albanians will experience for the first time a new kind of energy shortage: cutoffs of electricity to customers who haven't paid their power bills.

Bolivia: Escasea la gasolina y diesel en los surtidores de Cochabamba

The department needs an increase of over 70 thousand liters of petrol and 50 thousand liters per day.On Sunday, YPFB doubled the endowment, but it was not enough. Gas station owners are calling for imports to solve the problem.

Congo (Kinshasa): Manque d'électricité, la Snel s'engage à régulariser la situation dans une semaine

Reacting to complaints multiple regulatory chief receives American kudos, ADG of the National Electricity Company (Snel), M Yengo Masampu recognizes disruptions in the supply of electricity in the eastern part of the capital. He promised the restoration in a week. It also called on the population of the West of the city to denounce cases of load shedding which are not respected.

India: Mounting losses threaten TNEB’s viability

As Tamil Nadu's power managers struggle desperately to cope with an acute electricity shortage, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is faced with another huge problem – its messy financial situation which is threatening its viability.

Reliable sources in the TNEB told The Times of India that its losses, mounting since 2005-06, stand at about Rs 9,000 crore. Officials are now worried that if the government fails to hike the power tariff by next year, the Board would have to dip into capital funds to meet its revenue expenditure.

India: State power utility reels under coal shortage , Dabhol woes

Faced with an acute coal shortage and frequent breakdowns of the 2,140 MW Dabhol power plant, the management of state utility MSEB on
Monday said the `matter is of great concern'. The utility has raised both these issues, which could affect supply of electricity in power-starved Maharashtra, with the state government as well as the Centre for an early resolution.

Indonesia: Lombok faces kerosene shortage

Over the past month, a kerosene shortage has hit Lombok Island including the West Nusa Tenggara capital, Mataram, forcing residents to queue for kerosene rations at local distribution posts.

Near Gunungsari market in West Lombok, people were seen queuing since early in Tuesday morning, some since Monday evening, to get their maximum five-liter allowance.

Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz energy minister fired amid crisis

Kyrgyzstan's president fired the energy minister Tuesday amid mounting public criticism over his handling of electricity shortages in the impoverished Central Asian nation.

Industry and Energy Minister Saparbek Balkibekov presided during a worsening power crisis that could leave large swaths of the country without electricity over the coming winter months.

Nigeria: Nigeria's power generation down by two thirds

Power generation in Nigeria has fallen to 1,000 megawatts from an average of 3,000 as a result of a shortage of gas supplies, the state-run power company PHCN said Tuesday.

The Power Holding Company of Nigeria said in a statement that there had been a shortfall in deliveries from the Nigerian Gas Company to the Egbin and Sapele power plants in recent months.

Nigeria: Power situation worsens as PHCN loses 1000MW

The prevailing load shedding of electricity supply across the country as a result of shortage of gas was caused by the vandalisation of pipeline facilities, the Power Holding Company said on Monday night.

In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja , the management of the company said it was now losing about 1,000 mega watts of generation capacity from the national grid as Sapale power station was still shut down while Egbin capacity had dropped further.

Canada (Alberta): diesel drought could last to mid-November

The shortage of diesel fuel, which has forced some truckers to make several stops at various stations to fill their tanks, could last into mid-November.

China: China''s Coal Crunch

China’s coal industry operates in a different world. One day the government says there will be a major coal surplus. Another day it warns of a serious deficit, with stocks at many thermal power plants sufficient to manage only seven days of operation. For years, the government has bragged about its efforts to close small coalmines due to inefficiency and unsafe operations. However, this year the government has been asking owners to reopen those same mines.

Fiji: FEA urges generator use as crisis looms

Fiji’s major industrial businesses, hoteliers and manufacturers have been urged to switch to diesel generators to avert a major power crisis.

The Fiji Electricity Authority had met with close to 100 of its major customers earlier this month to warn of possible power sharing as a result of the dropping water levels at the Monasavu Dam.

Northern Ireland: Heating oil supplies running low

Northern Ireland is facing a shortage of heating oil, with many suppliers reporting they have run out.

Oil industry sources say suppliers have been caught out by a surge in demand caused by the recent cold snap at a time when the major terminals are waiting for supplies to arrive by sea.

South Africa: Risk of load shedding increases

Dreadful power cuts may again be in the pipeline as South Africans fail to conserve enough electricity.