July 23 2008
India: Karnataka faces massive power shortage
India’s IT hub may go without power for up to six hours a day and Karnataka’s rural areas up to 10 hours a day from Aug 1 as the state is facing a severe power crisis, the government indicated Wednesday.
“There will be 25 percent power cut in August and the remaining of July will see 20 percent load shedding,” Energy Minister K.S. Eshwarappa told the state assembly here.
India: Power shortage may exceed 2000 MW
The power shortage might exceed 2,000 MW from August onwards if there are no inflows into the reservoirs and there appears to be no encouraging prediction from the meteorological department according to officials of power utilities.
India: No change in load - shedding schedule
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) announced a status quo in the load-shedding protocol for Pune city for Wednesday.
A statement by MSEDCL released on Tuesday said that cuts increased by 30 minutes on Tuesday will have no further changes. Accordingly, the group A areas will face load-shedding of 3 hours 15 minutes while that for the group B will be 3 hours 45 minutes.
India: Power cuts fuel shortage of diesel
The citizens are faced with a new problem now - unscheduled long hours of power cuts are fuelling diesel shortage.
The bulk users are the industries as they are heavily dependent on diesel-run generators for their power needs. With load-shedding on, industries and corporate offices are hoarding diesel in a big way.
Nepal: Fuel Shortage Hits Garbage Collection in Pokhara
Most of the vehicles of Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City (PSM) used in garbage collection were grounded on Tuesday due to the shortage of fuel. Only three of the nine vehicles used in garbage management could ply on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Nigeria militants say plan to destroy oil pipelines
The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Wednesday it would attack major oil pipelines in the next 30 days to prove it had not received payment from the government to end its campaign.
The head of the state-run oil firm NNPC was quoted in Nigerian newspapers on Wednesday as saying the company had paid militant groups $12 million to protect facilities including the Chanomi creek pipeline in Delta state.
Togo: Togo electricity production to double
The projected plant plans to run on heavy fuel oil until natural gas becomes available via the West Africa Gas Pipeline in construction. The project is set to produce over 780 GWh of electricity and help the West African nation and the broader region overcome an electricity shortage that has resulted in rolling blackouts and inhibited its economic growth.
