Bangladesh: Meeting the shortfall
MAJOR primary commercial energies used in Bangladesh include natural gas, petroleum products, coal and hydro. 90% of Bangladesh's power generation is tied to indigenous natural gas, and urea production is also based on natural gas. Since 2001, Bangladesh has been unable to meet the demand for natural gas required by the power, fertilizer and industrial sectors and, at the same time, the gap between the generation capacity of electricity and demand has been widening. The situation has been worsening because of inability on the part of the government to act expeditiously. Its dependence on the bureaucracy of the energy sector for guidance, policy, planning and implementation is at the root of today's crisis.
India: Wind unplugs power crisis in TN
It’s a bleak festival season ahead on the power front. With the winds almost dying down, monsoon failure adding to the woes and the
sweltering heat continuing to take a heavy toll on dwindling power stocks, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is grappling with an acute shortage which ranges from 1,500 MW to 2,000 MW everyday. The state government might have little option but to bring back a load-shedding regime for Chennai
Mexico: Mexico's fading oil output squeezes exports, spending
Mexico's oil output is falling faster than expected, increasing the chance that the country will lose its status as a major oil exporter in coming years and face a worsening budget shortfall.
Output at state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos's offshore field Cantarell, once the world's second-largest oil field, has plunged to 500,000 barrels a day from its peak of 2.1 million in 2005.
"I don't recall seeing anything in the industry as dramatic as Cantarell," says Mark Thurber, assistant director for research at the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University.
Pakistan: 3150MW power shortfall on Tuesday
With a resurgence of hot weather, the power shortfall is on persistent rise and on Tuesday reached 3,150 megawatts (MW) from 2,264MW.
The demand for power increased due to a rise again in hot weather after continuous cold days. Total generation of electricity today remained 13,077MW against the total demand for power 16,227MW, showing a net shortfall of 3150MW in the system. Duration of load shedding would again rises due to shortfall of electricity in the system.
Philippines: Reyes warns of power crisis
Filipinos can expect electricity disruptions when they cast their votes for the general elections next year as Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes reiterated Tuesday his warning about a looming power crisis.
Reyes, in a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, said the country’s power supply is at a critical level that may lead to power interruptions in Luzon by 2010.
He said the Visayas region started to experience power shortage last year while Mindanao is beginning to experience the same problem this year.
Zimbabwe: Power supply to Zimbabwe mines a concern
Power supply to Zimbabwe's mining industry was a key concern and there was an urgent need to resolve the issue through privatising the state power company, the country's chamber of mines said on Wednesday.
"Power to mines still remains a challenge, but there is a great opportunity to increase electricity output," Victor Gapare, the president of Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines told Reuters on the sideline of a mining conference in the country.
