India: 'We hardly get 5-6 hours of electricity '
The weavers associated with Purvanchal Bunkar Morcha held a Bunkar Panchayat at Madarsa Faizul Uloom, Lohta, on Wednesday, to protest against excessive power cut in the weaver dominated area.
It was decided in the panchayat that a delegation of weavers would call on the divisional commissioner on Thursday to apprise him of the problems being faced by the weavers due to power shortage.
"We are hardly getting 5-6 hours electricity supply in Lohta, the hub of power loom industry, and adjoining areas," said Shamim Nomani, the convener of PBM. According to him, there are over 4000 units of power looms, alone in Lohta village, that give employment to the many weavers of the neighbouring villages. About 16000 weavers are directly engaged on power looms in two shifts.
Mozambique: Maputo Hit By Fuel Shortage
The city of Maputo is once again being hit by disruption of fuel supplies, mainly petrol, which is the main reason behind long queues in most filling stations in the capital.
On Monday, long queues and confusion were the main features in most of the filling stations around Maputo, mainly from the state owned fuel company "Petromoc" that still had some stocks of fuel.
However, even Petromoc that responded by increasing supplies to its filling stations, was selling under some restriction, reports Tuesday's issue of the daily "O País".
South Africa: Eskom shortfall worries analysts
Electricity parastatal Eskom has put five projects, worth more than R54 billion, on hold as a result of its funding shortfall, Business Report said today.
This raised the threat of future power crises, the newspaper said.
It quoted Cornelis van der Waal, a Frost & Sullivan energy analyst, as saying the project halts would reduce Eskom’s spending, deepen South Africa’s recession, cut opportunities in employment creation, and affect suppliers of cement, steel and other commodities.
Van der Waal said the cautious spending was aimed at helping Eskom focus on its priority projects.
Syria: Syria Faces Electricity Shortage
From an abundance of electricity in 2000 to a shortage in 2009, mismanagement and subsidies have taken their toll on Syrian electricity.
Syrian will have to get use to more rolling blackouts within the coming years due to a lack of power production capabilities.
The current shortage of 1,000 megawatts (MW) is expected to grow to 1,400 MW in 2011 according a report by the official daily Ath Thawra.
"There has never been an abundance in Syria, it was able to produce enough electricity to cover its needs but for many years there has been a shortage of electricity in Syria," Jihad al-Yaziji, publisher of the Syria Report business newsletter, told The Media Line.
Vietnam: Viet Nam faces severe power shortage for next few years
Viet Nam imported about 2.2 billions kWh of electricity from China in the first seven months of this year, 13.2 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN).
EVN said the country is facing a severe power shortage of about 1,400MW or 10 per cent of total capacity at rush hours.
Its experts have also forecast the shortage will persist over the next few years. Breakdowns at electrical plants nation-wide, as well as the delayed operation of new plants have been blamed for the shortage.
