Bolivia: Luis Lema Molina: Experto asegura que Bolivia atraviesa crisis ...
The import of LPG from Argentina on the grounds of avoiding fuel shortages this winter is evidence of the profound crisis facing Bolivia, said the former minister and an expert on oil Luis Lema Molina in Tarija, who called for the government to wake up from its slumber.
"We are experiencing an unprecedented energy crisis ... we are left with only natural gas and natural gas we must handle with extreme caution because reserves have fallen "said Lema Fides Tarija.
Ghana: Chaos Over Fuel Shortage
There were chaotic scenes at some filling stations in Accra yesterday as motorists, especially commercial drivers, suffer the pangs of a biting fuel shortage in the country.
While some filling stations had anxious motorists lounging due to the winding queues, others were bereft of vehicles as prominent “no petrol” signboards stood ominously.
Long queues stretched out onto the streets, scenes which many Ghanaians could not remember witnessing in the past eight years.
At the receiving end were commuters, most of whom now spent more time waiting for vehicles to transport them home after a hard day’s toil at their places of work.
Ghana: NPP: Ghana is back to the days of long queues for petrol
The Opposition New Patriotic Party has expressed worry over the shortage of petroleum products in the Capital.
A statement signed by the head of Communications, Kweku Kwarteng said “Ghana is back to the days of long queues for petrol.”
In a subsequent interview with Joy News’ Evans Mensah, Mr Kwarteng charged the Mills administration to “sit up and stop the negative trend.”
Accra is hit by an acute petrol shortage, with long and winding queues at some filling stations as drivers, mostly commercial, struggle to fill their tanks for the day’s duty.
Guyana: With 114 blackouts in East Berbice so far for 2009, there needs to ...
All does not seem to be well at the Canefield Power Station. A few days ago I sat down with a current employee there, who made various allegations in relation to the operations at the power station, including poor management.
Just maybe the GPL top brass and the government are not aware of some 108 blackouts to date in the Berbice area. Just what is going on? Has GPL not been telling the public the entire truth as to the problems being experienced? Canefield recently printed an advertisement in the newspapers apologizing for the blackouts on the final weekend in June. This situation is getting more mysterious. What are the Chambers of Commerce in Berbice doing? I would like to suggest that they get off their behinds and openly ask for the answers we Berbicians seek! Not one word of complaint and dissatisfaction has been heard from the New Amsterdam, Central Corentyne or Upper Corentyne Chambers of Commerce about the recent spate of blackouts Berbicians have been facing.
India: City staggers under load shedding
Residents of the city are a harried lot as oppressive heat conditions coupled with long power cuts has made their survival difficult.
The electricity department had started imposing scheduled power cuts of more than seven to eight hours in residential areas daily.
Department officials said this was being done as the gap in the demand and supply had increased. They said power supply would now depend upon the amount of rainfall the city receives.
Pakistan: Continuous power outages for 5-7 hours
Power cuts for continuous five to seven hours have forced industries, including textile, plastic and engineering, to suspend one shift while others have stalled production due to unannounced outages.
Though power shortage has not impacted the large textile mills which generate their own electricity through natural gas, it has played havoc with the power loom sector which produces around 50 per cent of total fabric production in Pakistan.
Production at almost all the 25,000 power looms has come to a halt in Faisalabad as most of these are located in residential areas where loadshedding is done after every hour. This has rendered almost 500,000 workers jobless. Power looms also operate in Gujranwala and Kasur and they have become inoperative due to power shortage.
Pakistan: Problems with thermal power plants cause further misery
Problems with one power generation unit each in the Bin Qasim and Korangi thermal power plants of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) caused prolonged load-shedding, when some of the worst-hit areas of the city coming under up to eight hours of power supply breakdown on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the maximum mercury level in the city was 36.5 degrees Centigrade with 62 per cent humidity. The Bin Qasim Thermal Power Station, with one of its power generation units out of order, could not produce more than 905 Megawatts (MW).
Dwellers of certain residential areas were without electricity for several hours. Sassi Home Bungalows in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block-4, for instance, were without power from 8.00am to 2.00pm. After a brief restoration of electricity, the power supply was again disrupted at 3.00pm and finally restored after one hour, but with considerably low voltage, causing problems in the proper functioning of several electrical appliances.
