South Africa's power shortages reached their highest level on Thursday, an Eskom spokesperson said.
The provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Anhui are bracing for severe power shortages this summer.
Pakistan has faced severe power shortages affecting its ability to bolster the economy.
It made life so difficult in the power industry, that some foreign investors quit in disgust, causing power shortages.
The city often experiences power shortages in winter because of an increase in consumption as well as power theft.
Given the loss of a very large nuclear plant and shutdowns of others, power shortages may extend for years.
Ramos put an end to debilitating power shortages, to violent coup attempts, and to the communist and separatist guerrilla wars.
Still, forward-looking corporate and sovereign statements point to demand growth in the second half, although summer power shortages are a risk.
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According to the Northwest Power Planning Council, power shortages are likely to hit the Northwest and California for the next few years.
Two more factors spurring oil demand: power shortages in China and Japan.
The power shortages could stall current efforts to protect endangered salmon populations.
But power shortages have become a major and pressing issue in Pakistan, and the government there insists it will not bow to pressure.
Referring to developments in 2011, World Bank said that growth in India was weak due to monetary policy, stalled reforms and power shortages.
For the League, re-election something no elected government has ever achieved in Bangladesh depends on faster poverty-reduction, reducing power shortages and maintaining law and order.
At home, Nawaz Sharif's government will have to tackle severe power shortages that damage the economy and hold back job creation, our correspondent reports.
However, more steps are needed, such as to cut down the delays in environmental clearances and improving infrastructure for reducing power shortages, it said.
The trade union Prospect, whose members include 21, 000 professionals working in nuclear decommissioning and energy supply, called for government action to avert power shortages.
The State Grid believes power shortages over the next two years will only be more severe, will cover more areas, and will last longer.
But it said power shortages in Japan, which are expected to continue during the summer, would prevent production returning to normal until at least October.
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Rising costs, greater difficulties in attracting and retaining key employees and power shortages in many coastal areas may cause companies to re-think their China manufacturing strategies.
Many provinces are suffering power shortages because producers have little incentive to generate electricity given the high cost of coal and the low state-mandated electricity price.
Since Monday the company has been operating rolling blackouts to deal with substantial power shortages after the Kanto-Tohoku earthquake on March 11 crippled the Fukushima plant.
But keeping the airline flying cannot compare to the impact that Ramos had when he solved the nation's embarrassing power shortages one year into his term.
One of the only exceptions was the Rixos Hotel, where government minders came to check their e-mail (and charge their cell phones, as the power shortages got worse).
India has suffered consistent power shortages since Independence in 1947.
Power shortages have disrupted mining and smelting in several countries.
If so, Russia's crippling power shortages will only get worse.
Blackouts are nothing new in Pakistan because of chronic power shortages, with many areas having no electricity for several hours a day, says the BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad.
But there was still an increase in the backlog of orders to be completed as power shortages hurt production activity, which could give a further boost to output next month.
New Delhi's slow pace of economic reforms to remove growth impediments such as delays in government clearances for projects, creaky infrastructure and power shortages has hurt investments in the country.
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