diesel shortage

Nigeria: Nigerian rebels attack pipelines

Nigerian militants have attacked an oil pipeline in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.

The attack on Monday was the second in four days in Delta State - on Friday gunmen blew up a pipeline belonging to the American oil giant Chevron.

Pakistan: Power outage spurs UPS, generators sale

The demand for UPS and generators by the electricity consumers surging, in the wake of the approaching summer and apathy of the government and private power companies, who thus far have miserably failed to come up with any solution of the lingering power crisis, testing the patience of the agonized people.

Following failure of Wapda and Kesc coming up with any proper strategy that could meet the increased electricity demands during summer, the consumers have made a beeline for buying UPS and generators.

Pakistan: Pakistanis brace for inferno amid power shortages

Another long, hot summer is looming for Pakistan's 160 million people, who are bracing for an inferno as the government yet again fails to meet basic electricity demand.

"This summer is going to be a nightmare and even more horrible than the one we suffered last year," said Mohammad Atif, an official in the already steamy port city of Karachi.

Zambia: Nakonde hit with shortage of fuel

NAKONDE district in Northern Province has been hit by a critical shortage of fuel.

The fuel shortage that has entered the fourth day today has paralyzed business in the border town.

A snap survey carried out by the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) revealed that some motorists have even packed their vehicles after the only two filling stations ran out of the commodity.

Some motorists talked to said they cannot get fuel from alternative sources in Tanzania because the commodity is expensive in that country.

Zimbabwe: Farmers demand US$300 per tonne for maize

At the start of the season farmers experienced challenges that included shortage of diesel that resulted in the late commencement of the season.
Players in the tobacco sector are hopeful that this year's tobacco auction floors would be a hive of activity on the back of the improving economic outlook since the country adopted the use of multiple currencies.

Bolivia: Cochabamba soporta un racionamiento

The market in Cochabamba suffers a shortage of fuel because of rationing in the allocation of volumes. The refinery in Valle Hermoso not only covers the requirements of the department, but also across the country, particularly Santa Cruz, who dragged a deficit since the winter.

These limitations have begun to cause queues of vehicles ... to the annoyance of consumers.

India: Industry lashes out at TNEB's power cuts

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s (TNEB) set of proposals pending before the TN Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on effecting power cuts for industries besides measures like disconnections met with stiff opposition at the public hearing here on Friday.

Pakistan: Load-shedding continues as KESC faces 300MW shortfall

Several areas of the city came under multiple spells of load-shedding on Saturday, as the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) could not meet power supply demand of the metropolis despite the onset of the winter season.

Pakistan: Gas shortage hits Peshawar industries

After electricity loadshedding, the industrial estates have fallen victim to another dilemma the shortage of natural gas in the provincial metropolis. Several industries have been closed down while the production capacity of the rest has plummeted by almost 50 per cent.

Uganda: Govt warns on fuel prices

The government yesterday warned oil companies against overcharging customers as the fuel shortage spreads to western Uganda, pushing the price of petrol up to Shs3,500 per litre.

Junior Energy Minister Kamanda Bataringaya delivered the warning at a press conference on Saturday morning in Kampala, which had been called to respond to growing public angst over the rising price of fuel and its intermittent supply.

Zimbabwe: Tel One runs out of diesel to power the phones

Our telephone system, chronically unreliable at the best of times, has got worse! Telephones inexplicably stop working, and just as inexplicably, start working again. In the last two weeks or so, my office has had no telephone service in the mornings at all, but has sometimes had service in the afternoons, which makes getting any work done at all, something of a miracle.