fuel shortage

Argentina: Falta gasoil y sobra fastidio

Luis Malchiodi argued that the authorities of the Nation distill "indifference" and added that over the weekend lake lacked super diesel and naphtha in many establishments in La Plata, the Atlantic coast and other cities.

China: China Grid Prioritizes Olympic Supplies as Power Shortage Worsens Fivefold

State Grid Corp. of China, distributor of electricity in 26 provinces, said it is prioritizing supplies to the Beijing Olympic Games after the nation's power shortfall increased five fold.

The deficit has reached 17 gigawatts from the year earlier in the areas covered by State Grid's network, the Beijing-based utility said in a statement on its Web site today. The situation may worsen should coal supplies fail to improve, it said.

Dominican Republic: Distribuidores de gas amenazan con paralizar la venta, si el ...

Companies importing liquefied gas (LPG) have threatened to stop dispatching fuel in a week if the Government does not pay more than four billion pesos they owe to this sector.

India: Tamil Nadu fuel crisis spells losses for fishermen, rice growers

Tamil Nadu’s transporters, fishermen, cold storage operators and vegetable and food grain growers could lose at least Rs.250 million a day because of an acute diesel crisis triggered by an unending electricity shortage.

While green and dry grocers said their cumulative losses would cross at least Rs.100 million, transporters pointed to bigger shortfalls in income.

India: South Goa towns reel under fuel shortage

Margao struggled through a second day without adequate fuel supply on Monday with serpentine queues forming outside most refill stations. A few pumps even shut down for want of stocks.

Police had a hard time controlling traffic near refill stations as large numbers of two- and four-wheelers spilled onto busy roads.

Kyrgyzstan: Electricity blackouts to start from August 21 in Bishkek

The electricity restriction is a saving measure to provide Kyrgyzstanis with enough electricity in winter time as in June the customers of the Severelectro Company raised limits by 55mln kW/h.

Malaysia: No choice but load shedding

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) resorted to load shedding on Monday due to reduced generating capacity of 100MW, thereby affecting several parts of the State.

According to SESB Managing Director Baharin Din, the exercise was necessary due to the faults at the Patau-Patau generating station and also the Tenom-Pangi Hydro Station.

Malaysia: SESB says again: Coal the only option

ESB maintains that coal is the only option Sabah has to address the East Coast power deficiency.

"It is very clear we don't have much choice in the East Coast," SESB Managing Director Baharin bin Din said. "Coal is not available in the East Coast but it can be made available.

Nigeria: Kerosene crisis

As kerosene scarcity bites harder in the country, consumers of the product are daily resorting to alternative means in meeting their energy needs. The price of the product, which rose sharply to N85 per litre at filling stations three months ago has risen further. A litre of the product now sells for between N120 to N150 across the country, contrary to the Federal Government’s fixed price of N50 per litre.

Pakistan: Many unable to watch history unfold

People living in the areas where load shedding is scheduled at 1pm or 2pm expressed anger with the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Monday, as the lack of electricity prevented them from seeing to see President Pervez Musharraf announce his resignation.

Pakistan: Shortage of oil products feared

The country is feared to face a severe dearth of petroleum products, particularly diesel, which may put a brake on the slow-moving wheel of economy, as oil marketing companies have not enough liquidity to place orders for import of petroleum products, The News has learnt.

Philippines: WESM key to averting Visayas power shortage

The chambers of commerce in the Visayas are pushing for the commercial operations of the electricity spot market here to prevent a power shortage starting late this year.

Representatives of the 16 Visayas chambers, who gathered here on Friday last week for the 17th Visayas Area Business Conference, passed a resolution asking President Gloria M. Arroyo to order the start of operation of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in the Visayas.

Yemen: Gas and diesel crisis strikes again

The crisis witnessed by the domestic markets for the past four days with the lack of domestic gas was the result of a technical malfunction in one of Safer refinery laboratories. “This ultimately led to a decrease in gas volumes for the domestic market”, said Najeb Al-Awaj, Deputy Executive Director General of the Yemen Gas Company.

India: Mangalore: City Reels Under Shortage of Fuel

Owners of around 90 petrol pumps across the city have decided to shut their fueling stations fully or partially to express their dissatisfaction with the supply of petroleum products from oil companies, both state-owned and private. They demanded immediate action for resumption of regular supply at the earliest.

India: Govt explores ways to beat diesel crunch

The government has called the chiefs of state-run oil companies to discuss the problem of diesel shortage in the country.

“There have been reports of diesel shortages in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra, among other places. I have called a meeting of oil PSU chiefs on August 19 to seek an explanation,” petroleum minister Murli Deora said.

Kenya: Fuel crisis hits Mombasa

The fuel crisis in the coast region persisted for the fourth day Monday with the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited blaming the shortage on the delay of a crude oil cargo at the high seas.

New Zealand: Spring power crisis looms

The South Island is on the verge of a spring electricity shortage as southern hydro storage plummets and North Island power is critical to avoid rationing or power cuts.

South Islanders face an anxious wait until the arrival of the spring thaw and hoped-for seasonal north-westerly rains in about six weeks.

Palestine (Gaza): Gaza still suffers from fuel shortage

Gaza Strip is still suffering from fuel shortage, especially cooking gas, an official said on Monday.

Mahmoud al-Shawa, director of Gaza Gas Stations Owners Union, said the Israeli claim that cooking gas is not subject to reduction was untrue.

"Gaza Strip needs not less than 500 tons of cooking gas every day and Israel only allows 170 tons," al-Shawa said.

Peru: Peru may use army to end protests at energy sites

The protests started just as Peru's energy supplies entered a period of tightness.

In the last few weeks, Peru has experienced two blackouts as spiking demand, a shortage of rains and poor infrastructure have combined to crimp power supplies.

Saudi Arabia: Northern fuel shortages widen

A fuel crisis is the last crisis most would not expect in the world’s largest oil exporting country. The northwestern city of Ar’ar already facing a diesel shortage for the last month is now faced with a shortage of fuel.
Some nine owners of fuel stations filed complaints to the Ar’ar Chamber of Commerce and Industry against Saudi Aramco for not supplying enough fuel to meet their needs, Al-Hayat reported.

UAE: Dark days ahead?

The energy-rich Gulf faces a power shortage of unprecedented proportions, as rapid growth in consumption has left producers unable to keep up with demand.

When proposals for a large retail development in Ajman were scrapped earlier this summer, property consultant Ritu Chopra was left counting the heavy cost of cancellation.