Indonesia Hit by Petrol Shortages

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has responded to the crisis by calling for a more responsible, thrifty, approach to the use of energy.

Civil servants have been told to go easy on the air conditioning and some street lights in major cities are being switched off.

Television and radio stations have been asked to close down overnight (although there is an exemption for European football games!) and ministerial motorcades will be reduced, all in a bid to save power.

But a growing number of economists and business leaders are sceptical that such energy conservation measures will have a major impact.
BBC