escasez de diésel

Honduras: Denuncian escasez de diésel en Honduras

Besides increasing the price of fuel at the national level, the Hondurans are also facing a shortage of diesel.

Until last week, the disruption had affected consumers of higher gasoline and yesterday it was learned that the problem extended to consumers in this petroleum product.

India: Coal shortage may trigger power crisis in W Bengal

West Bengal may face long hours of load shedding from March onwards if the state does not receive a tapering (read temporary) linkage
from the union coal ministry soon, as coal production from its captive block allotted some times in 2002 can start production only by 2011 due to a delay in receiving environment clearance.

Talking to reporters at the summit on Energy -- East & North East organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, state power minister Mr Mrinal Banerjee said: "The state is slated to see massive load shedding from March 2008 if we do not receive a tapering linkage from Coal India soon. The existing block at Tara was alloted sometimes in the 90s and its reserves are set to get exhausted any day. The Panchwara North coal block was allotted in the year 2002 but we managed to receive environment clearance only in July 2008. The block can now start operation only during 2011. In the interim we will require additional supplies to run the new capacities that have come on stream or we will have to face massive loadshedding."

Mexico: Pemex Oil Output Declines at Fastest Rate Since World War II

Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state oil company, will probably report its fastest drop in production since 1942, eroding revenue as plunging crude prices limit the amount of cash available to drill for new reserves.

Pemex last year likely extracted 2.8 million barrels a day, down about 9 percent from the 3.08 million a day pumped in 2007, representing a total of $20 billion in lost sales, according to data compiled by the government and Bloomberg. The Mexico City- based company, which had revenue of $104 billion in 2007, plans to report annual production figures tomorrow.

Nepal: Load - shedding affects storage of medicines

Continued load-shedding has threatened safe storage of medicines, especially the vaccines that need special temperature to maintain quality.

Prakash Medical Store near the maternity hospital at Thapathali is one among several medical stores in the Kathmandu Valley that are having hard time maintaining the quality of the medicines and medical equipment.

Pakistan: Energy shortage , high rates hindering growth : Wattoo

Federal Industries and Production Minister Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said that a summary proposing a cut in interest rates would be presented in the federal cabinet for final approval in the shortest possible time.

Current high rates were not only increasing the cost of doing business but had also affected competitiveness of industrial producers in a big way, he said.

Speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, the minister said the government understood that three big issues including electricity load-shedding, gas shortage and high interest rates were hampering industrial growth, adding it was working on these issues with commitment and political will and hoped that by December-end power outages would be controlled.

Phillipines: House to probe LPG shortage

The committee on energy of the House of Representatives will summon officials of big and small oil companies to clarify reports of a shortage in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the market, Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo disclosed yesterday.

Arroyo, son of President Arroyo who heads the House energy panel, said the committee will start the investigation next month.

Bolivia: El Gobierno y la CAO se reunirán para tratar la escasez de diesel

The Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Environment, Carlos Romero, and representatives of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) will meet tomorrow in the city of Santa Cruz to address the shortage of diesel and other topics related to agricultural activity.

Dominican Republic: Dominican energy chief expects crisis to end by next week

State-owned power companies (CDEEE) executive vice president Radhamés Segura yesterday said he expects the energy crisis affecting the country will end next week, with the possible entry into operation of the AES Andres power plant, taken off line for repairs.

Guyana: Guyana geared for load shedding between now and year's end

Residents of Guyana will experience black-outs (load shedding) from now until the rest of the year.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Bharat Dindyal said that the present demand for electricity has reached the peak experienced during the Christmas season.

India: Learning in the time of load-shedding

As festival of lights nears, the Nagpur University, it seems, is slipping into dark age with load-shedding severely hampering not just its administrative work but also academic activities. Its office at Maharajbagh Square and seven other premises spread on Amravati Road have been badly hit by power cuts.

The university is spending lakhs of rupees on renovation and repair works in all of its eight campuses in view of visit of National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC). It is even building a Rs 66 lakh gate for its Amravati Road campus. Strangely, no thought has been given to tackling the power crisis.

Pakistan: Protests intensified against loadshedding

The frequent power breakdowns and prolonged loadshedding have sparked protests across the country on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the onging power crisis has paralyzed the normal life of people in Karachi, as several areas are facing grave water shortage.

According to Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) sources, Unit one of Bin Qasim Power Plant was tripped over some technical fault, suspending 120MW of power supply to the metropolis.

Pakistan: Protest held against loadshedding

A crowded protest was held in Charsada against loadshedding and other public miseries and the furious marchers burnt tires and blocked roads.

According to details, hundreds of PPP Sherpao members and public observed a large protest against long duration of load shedding, misbehaver of WAPDA officials, flour crises and poor law and order situation. The protestors burnt the tires and blocked the Tangi Peshawar and Takhat Bhai Swat roads for all kinds of traffic.

Pakistan: Citizens of Karachi face huge power breakdown

Huge power breakdown had occurred in Karachi on Wednesday when two power circuits of NKI zone were suddenly tripped due to flaws in system. The second phase of breakdown had followed immediately afterwards, Daily Times learned.

The informed sources in Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) told Daily Times that the first breakdown happened at about 9 15 am when Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) NKI circuits connecting the utility to the national grid were tripped. These circuits are responsible for power supply to certain areas of city including Baldia Town, Orangi Town, North Nazimabad Town, New Karachi Town, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, Akhtar Colony and many other areas of city.

Pakistan: No electricity , no study: teachers and students unite

Students and teachers are equally suffering due to the unscheduled load shedding in the city, which is hampering their lectures and laboratory work.

Students in Masters and Bachelors programmes, especially those enrolled in the semester system, said that they were the ‘worst victims’ of unscheduled power outages. They said the problem was even worse for science and information technology students because most of their classes were held in laboratories and required electricity.

Zimbabwe: Harare to ask coalminers to establish power plants

Firms applying to mine coal in Zimbabwe will now be required to include plans to set up thermal power plants as the country battles to improve availability of electricity, a top government official said Wednesday.

Government mining promotion and development director Titus Nyatsanga said in helping provide a long-term solution to power shortages, the move would help to spread development across the country which holds vast deposits of coal.

Venezuela: Oil powerhouse Venezuela struggles to keep lights on

Despite having some of the world's largest energy reserves, Venezuela is increasingly struggling to maintain basic electrical service, a growing challenge for leftist President Hugo Chavez.

The OPEC nation has suffered three nationwide blackouts this year, and chronic power shortages have sparked protests from the western Andean highlands to San Felix, a city of mostly poor industrial workers in the sweltering south.