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Ignatius Pereira An acute power shortage gripped the State on Wednesday. Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) sources told The Hindu that austerity measures in distribution may become inevitable. The KSEB has issued a statement asking consumers to cut down on consumption. Cause of crisis

An Assocham study has said that 35 crore litres of diesel worth Rs 1,400 crores were being consumed annually by industrial and commercial units in the national capital region (NCR) for generation of captive power to make up for the shortfall in supply of state-produced electricity.

Infrastructure sector growth declined to 3.6% in April against 5.9% in the year-ago month. Core sector growth for April 2008 declined to 3.6 per cent from 5.9 per cent in the same month last year on account of a huge fall in production of petroleum refinery products and electricity. The index comprises production data of six sectors.

Three protest rallies were taken out on Tuesday against unscheduled loadshedding. One rally was staged at the DPO Chowk, the other at the office of Executive Engineer Hesco, while third outside the press club. Demonstrator also blocked the Indus Highway for a short time. Shopkeepers took out a procession from the Station Road which after marching on main roads demonstrated at the DPO Chowk resulting in suspension of vehicular traffic on the Indus Highway. Protesters were led by Altaf Charan, Bakhshal Zounr and Hafeez Vighio.

As many as 16 electricity supply schemes are underway while 91 projects in water supply sector were being implemented in various parts of Balochistan, official sources told APP here Sunday. The government would construct 54 more small dams in different districts aimed at resolving water scarcity problems in the province. They said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved Rs 640 million for launching electricity projects for Chaghi and Dalbandin towns. Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2008

JAIPUR: The public sector Jaipur, Ajmer and Jodhpur power distribution companies in Rajasthan have started releasing new electricity connections in the agricultural category ahead of schedule. Waiting list The action, launched under the new agricultural policy, will clear the waiting list of consumers till December 2003.

Following indications that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa will consider Eskom's requests to allow a 60 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, Eskom has suspended its controversial