energy crisis

India: Power crisis looms large , hints report

The power sector in the state seems to be heading towards a crisis in the next six months if the action plan submitted to the government by the AP power coordination committee is any indication.

On one hand the state is in for a major shortfall in supply and on the other, indications are that the state will not get Rs 8000 crore towards accelerated power development and reform programme (APDRP) as claimed by the chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy recently.

Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan appeared at biggest energy crisis

Kyrgyzstan appeared at the edge of the biggest energy crisis, agency reports with reference to ??? daily newspaper.

Disruptions in providing with electricity have started since spring. The situation deteriorates with the fact that the biggest Toktogulskaya hydro electric station could be stopped in three months, declared energy experts in Bishkek. It implies economic failure for the republic, because station work out 40% of electricity energy of the country.

Nigeria: Power crisis - NERC introduces quarterly scorecard

As the nation grapples with acute shortage of electricity following the shut down of three gas plants owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission announced on Friday that it would introduce a quartely scorecard of the sector.

Speaking at the Power Consumers Assembly convened by NERC in Awka, Anambra State, the Commissioner in-charge of Engineering, NERC, Prof Onwuameze Iloeje, explained that the scorecard would indicate new developments in the sector, as well as new power projects and other developments in the sector.

Pakistan: Gas load shedding troubles residents

The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has lowered the provision of gas supply to domestic consumers in the city, well before the peak of the winter season, to facilitate industrial units, sources within the company told Daily Times on Monday.

Pakistan: Load shedding increased to 5 hours

The duration of load shedding in the urban areas now stands at five hours after one hour’s increase, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) sources said on Sunday.

They said the power shortfall had increased as three power plants -- Kabirwala, Kohinoor Electric Limited and Rouche -- were closed down. Earlier, a PEPCO spokesman had claimed there would be no load shedding, as the power plant at Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO) had been repaired. "Now there would be load shedding for five hours in the urban areas and seven hours in the rural areas," said an official of the Lahore Electric Supply Company, adding the load shedding duration would further increase after Eid.

Bolivia: Los opositores a Morales intensifican sus protestas y bloquean ruta a Brasil

The protests in the Bolivia are costly and have caused shortages of food and fuel shortages in gas in several capitals of these departments, local media reported today.

In the region of Tarija (south), the blocking of roads has led to declare the situation of 'energy emergency' by shortages of fuel, according to the newspaper La Razon.

India: Coal shortage to continue

Even as India has huge reserves of coal and is the world’s third largest producer, the country is still grappling with shortages of the fuel in the domestic market and will continue to do so in the future.

To tide over the shortage situation, a report on the coal industry prepared by Ernst & Young (E&Y) has called for a boost to domestic coal production and contract mining, a more favourable regulatory environment and greater private sector participation along with foreign direct investment.

India: Industries to face blackout during night

In view of heavy shortage of power from entire northern grid and to overcome the deficit between demand and supply, the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has taken a decision to stop power supply to industrial units from 10 pm to 6 am.

India: State takes green route to wriggle out of power mess

A severe energy crisis has driven the Maharashtra government to look for power from non-conventional sources. The state, which is facing a demand-supply shortfall of around 5,000 mw, plans to generate 3,500 mw from non-conventional sources in three years, including the current fiscal. The state government will bear Rs 2,868 crore on account of various subsidies and duty exemptions on power projects generating non-conventional energy, sources said.

Marshall Islands: Responding to the Emergency

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has recently experienced unprecedented increases in the costs of imported fuel and staple food items. This high and sustained inflation in energy and food prices has had significant impacts on the economy and people of the RMI. This prompted President Litokwa Tomeing and his Cabinet to officially declare a State of Economic Emergency on July 3, 2008.

Northern Marianas: ' Load - shedding schedule will be followed'

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. will work on trying to follow the load-shedding schedule more accurately, a CUC official said yesterday.

There have been complaints from customers that their daily outages are not taking place at the scheduled time, said Power Division manager Gary Camacho.

“The schedule will be followed next week,” he said.

Pakistan: Massive electricity shortage experienced

Apart from recurring instances of power load shedding, several grid stations of the KESC were knocked out on Thursday owing to massive tripping in its Extra-high tension (EHT) circuits causing a prolonged power breakdown in several parts of the city.

Meanwhile, the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) faced maximum shortfall of 280 Megawatts in meeting the overall demand of approximately 2200 Megawatts (MWs) of power supply in the city.

Philippines: Negros seeks generators to fill power shortage

Negros Occidental Gov. Isidro Zayco on Thursday asked the National Power Corp. to deploy 15 one-megawatt generators to address the shortage of power that the province experiences during peak hours.

In a letter sent on Thursday, Zayco asked Napocor president Cyril del Callar to send generators to Negros Occidental to meet the province’s power requirement.

UAE: Power shortage starts to bite Business Bay

A top contractor has said Dubai's Business Bay development is facing crippling power shortages due to insufficient power plants.

Of seven planned electricity substations, only one is under construction, according to Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC) project co-ordination manager Bassam Kheir.