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Argentina grapples with gas shortage
Some factories burn peanut shells to run plants as natural gas is rationed.
For the past several winters, Argentina’s government has rationed natural gas to manufacturers of cooking oil, auto-parts, and cement in the north of the country.
The measure is meant to keep gas flowing to households during particularly cold stretches of the winter.
Some cooking oil manufacturers have decided to fuel their operations by burning peanut shells instead.
Meanwhile, gas bills have been heavily subsidised for households in the densely populated capital region of Buenos Aires.
With presidential elections coming later this year, that is unlikely to change soon. The government is insisting that new demand from previously unconnected households is causing the energy crunch
One Comment on "Argentina grapples with gas shortage"
Kenz300 on Tue, 30th Aug 2011 3:43 pm
It is time for every country to look to diversify its energy sources and types. Economic security and national security depends on energy security. It is time to transition to safe, clean alternative energy. Wind, solar, wave energy, geothermal and second generation biofuels made from algae, cellulose and waste are the future. The world produces a lot of trash every day. It is time to turn that trash into both fuel and energy.