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Tale Of Two Droughts: Venezuela and India Hit By El Nino Energy Shortages

Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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One nation left Copenhagen happy with the weak international climate change deal; the other left screaming at the developed world and capitalism. Both have experienced severe energy shortages as a result of climate-induced droughts which have decimated the two countries’ hydroelectric power stations.
The difference between India and Venezuela, however, is that India has averted the [...]

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Copenhagen Results In Higher Energy Prices

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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Whilst power companies in the USA’s Ostrich Block are relaxing in the aftermath of a weak Copenhagen deal, their European counterparts are warning consumers that higher energy prices lay ahead as a result of the feeble international agreement on climate change and its direct effect upon the carbon market, and are calling for the market [...]

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Tanzania Wracked Again By Energy Shortages, Kilimanjaro Threatened

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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For the fourth year running Tanzania is being left in the dark by severe energy shortages which are crippling businesses.
Blaming the problems on delayed rainfall only highlights the nation’s dependence upon weather systems set to become more severe as climate change worsens, which also threaten to destroy the attractiveness of the country’s most famous tourist [...]

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India To Suffer From 20,000 MW Energy Shortage As Monsoon Fails Due To El Nino

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Ross.

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With the monsoon season less of a deluge and more of a drip, India is about to suffer under a gigantic energy shortfall which threatens to only get worse unless the rains come back in force.
The country is currently facing an energy shortage of 15,000 to 20,000 megawatts (MW) in electricity generation, Indian Power Minister [...]

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Europe May Face Energy Shortages As Ukraine Is Unable To Pay For Gas

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Ross.

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Following talks between Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, commentators predict a new threat to European energy security as Kiev again is struggling to pay for Russian fuel. However, the Ukraine is in advanced talks to sell the right to emit around $3.5bn worth of carbon to three foreign companies in a continuing effort to balance [...]

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Balkan States Squandering Hydroelectric Energy Potential

Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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At a time when renewable energy sources such as wind, wave and solar are making headlines around the world as nations rush to stabilise their economies, create jobs and meet carbon emission reduction targets, the most established form of renewable energy is remaining under the radar. Hydroelectric power already has a wide installation base in [...]

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Pakistan Prepares For Summer Energy Shortage Shut-downs

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Pakistan’s power generation shortfall is set to hit 5,000MW this summer, with the consequential load-shedding set to leave homes and businesses without electricity for 10-12 hours per day. A massive economic growth spurt in 2004 was not matched by adequate growth in energy supplies, stifling further expansion and leaving businesses to count the cost of [...]

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Energy Shortages Plague Bangladesh

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Whilst Bangladesh has been gripped by large boughts of load-shedding, politicians in Dhaka are accused of dithering over cohesive proposals about how to prevent the crisis worsening, as the shortfall threatens to double going into the peak summer months.
Official current power demands slightly exceed 4,000MW, but the current generating capacity of around 3,000MW is leaving [...]

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Future Demand For Water Will Cause Rising Energy Prices

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Water shortages and their direct effects on human populations have dominated the news long before global warming became a mainstream concept, especially in drought-ridden areas of Africa. As the world’s population continues to exponentially explode, rural-urban migration continues unabated and increases in personal wealth fuels greater demands and expectations, water resources will be increasingly stretched [...]

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UK Hurtling Towards Energy Shortage Shutdown

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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The United Kingdom is still facing a massive energy generation gap in the next decade and the Government is failing to properly address the issue, according to a top industry executive.
In a column in the Financial Times, Andrew Duff - chief executive of RWE NPower, one of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers - outlined some [...]

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Oil Supply Cuts: The Winners & Losers

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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As energy shortages drive oil prices upwards once more, developing nations stand to gain and lose the most.
After a series of falls in the price of crude oil, OPEC has been slashing production to try to stabilise - and then substantially increase - the price once more, with US agency predictions expecting oil prices to [...]