Bolivia: Reguladora acepta escasez de GLP y anuncia medidas
The regional Superintendency Hydrocarbons accepted yesterday that there were problems with the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and announced several steps to reverse the difficulties.
Canada (Alberta): Refinery shutdowns limit diesel supply
A sudden diesel shortage has workers hitting the pumps a little earlier these days.
A scheduled turnaround at Petro–Canada’s Edmonton refinery combined with an unscheduled maintenance shutdown at the Strathcona Imperial Oil refinery, and an unscheduled shutdown at Suncor’s hydrogen plant has local service companies feeling the pinch.
Len Thesen, owner of Dial Oilfield said his truck drivers are definitely making sure that they are full come the end of the workday.
“If not then we are definitely in the line-up at 5 a.m.,” said Thesen.
Pakistan: City residents suffer unparalleled load shedding
Lahoris faced unannounced load shedding on Tuesday, which seriously affected the functioning of educational institutions, offices and hospitals.
Electricity was being suspended every other hour in many areas of the city on Tuesday, prompting citizens to demand that the government announce a schedule for load shedding so that the public could manage their routine accordingly.
Pakistan: 12-hour daily load shedding for Lahore announced
The National Power Control Centre (NPCC) has instructed Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to conduct load shedding in alternate hours in many parts of the city, sources in WAPDA told Daily Times late on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Loadshedding hits agriculture
Unannounced loadshedding is badly affecting the country’s agriculture sector particularly at the time when the sowing season of wheat, canola and other crops is beginning throughout the country, agriculturists said on Tuesday.
They said that the country is facing severe water shortage following India stopped Pakistan’s water at River Chenab to fill the controversial Baglihar dam. Now loadshedding is adding fuel to fire and destroying the agriculture sector because there are 200,000 electric tubewells in the country to irrigate the land, which could not be run due to electricity shortage, said Ibrahim Mughal Chairman Agri-Forum Pakistan.
Venezuela: La comunidad denuncia una nueva escasez de gas doméstico
With the passing of the days,the coastal communities have been affected by the shortage of domestic gas, and users must wait for hours or travel several commercial establishments in order to buy a canister, and thus able to ensure food preparation in their homes.