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Bolivia: Protestan en carretas tiradas por caballos por falta de combustible

Residents of the city of Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia, on Tuesday invaded the town center with old horse drawn carts demonstrating the use of public transport as if the government does not solve an acute shortage of fuel.

Citizens annoyed at the lack of gasoline and diesel surprisingly came to the city mounted on carts, as was the case at the beginning of last century, according to local television pictures.

China: Slowdown eases China power crisis

It is an ill wind indeed that blows nobody any good. The abrupt slowdown in the global economy and widespread capacity closures in China's aluminium and steel industries have eased pressure on the country's power generation system, giving the government more time to install capacity and build out the promised long-distance ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission network.

Dominican Republic: One policeman killed in north region protests against blackouts

National Police chief Rafael Guzmán today confirmed the death of several gunshots of a corporal Rafael Antonio Yan Medina of the entity’s Lynx Unit, during patrols in the municipality Navarrete, Santiago, where protests are being staged against the blackouts.

India: Wait For Light

The acute power shortage prevailing in Tamil Nadu seems to have no solution in near future. This has not only given great hardships to general public and commercial establishments, but also has affected the Industry as a whole the most, As a result, industrial production has come down paving way to cost escalation.

Kyrgyzstan: Energy Minister warns of power shortage this winter

Kyrgyzstan is facing the possibility of power shortages this winter, Minister of Industry, Power and Fuel Resources Saparbek Balkibekov has warned.

"If electricity consumption limits are not observed, Kyrgyzstan is due to experience an energy crisis in February 2009," Balkibekov told a news conference on November 10. Citing low water levels at the Toktogul Reservoir, Balkibekov suggested in October that cuts in electric heating would have to be made in order to ensure adequate levels of power.

Palestine (Gaza): Gaza: Power Station Shuts Down

A fuel shortage forced the Gaza Strip’s main power station to shut down on Monday, leaving about half the residents of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory without electricity, a power plant official said. Israel, which had blocked deliveries of fuel to the enclave for a week in response to a surge in cross-border rocket attacks, said it would allow resumption of fuel shipments on Tuesday.

Global: Report Cites Strains on Energy System

The International Energy Agency, which advises industrialized nations, said that the world’s energy system was strained by dueling forces. First, growing consumption in developing nations was hindering the ability of producers to increase supply, which could result in a prolonged period of high and volatile prices. And second, higher demand could lead to serious changes in the world’s climate if carbon emissions are not curbed.

Bangladesh: Myanmar gas row highlights energy crisis in Bangladesh

A simmering dispute between Bangladesh and neighbouring Myanmar in a hydrocarbon-rich stretch of the Bay of Bengal has highlighted Dhaka's desperate plight over dwindling gas supplies, say analysts.

Bangladesh this week took the unusual step of deploying four naval ships to the disputed waters -- claimed by each nation as their own -- after its southeastern neighbour began gas exploration activities there.

Canada (British Columbia): ‘ Tape and twine ’ aid aging Hydro assets

BC Hydro is using "tape and twine" to keep some of its oldest power stations in operation, according to testimony at a hearing into electricity rates.

Hydro is seeking a 12.63-per-cent rate hike over two years for residential customers, and is proposing a massive ramp-up in capital spending to either upgrade or replace its heritage hydroelectric facilities around the province.

Dominican Republic: Blackouts spark protests across Dominican Republic

The protests against the power grid’s collapse spread to different towns in Cibao, whose inhabitants demand an end to the blackouts.

The north region’s service is uncertain despite the resumed operation at dawn yesterday of Puerto Plata’s San Felipe power plant, with 160 megawatts.

Uganda: Fuel shortage hits aid work in north

Aid workers in northern Uganda could scale down operations if a fuel shortage persists, officials told IRIN.

"Our operations for the past two weeks have been severely affected, we can't get all our staff to work locations because of the fuel shortage," Alex Otim, Gulu district local government secretary for works and rehabilitation, said.

Uganda: Uganda faces power shortage , says president

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday that Uganda has since 2005 faced acute electricity supply shortage because of a prolonged drought and delay in constructing new power dams.

Museveni said this while commissioning the 50-megawatt heavy fuel oil thermal plant at Namanve, a few kilometers east of the capital Kampala.