Assaad Razzouk@AssaadRazzouk
Renewables are the only exit strategy: Day 27 update of the structural heart attack currently taking down the fossil fuel system
➡️India: PANIC. Long queues at petrol pumps nationwide, total dry-out risk up. 9 days of reserves left. Restaurants shut in 10 states. Planting season at risk due to Gulf fertilizer shortage
➡️USA: PRICE SHOCK. Diesel prices up 33%. Gas taxes suspended and Strategic Reserves being drained. Russia and Iran sanctions quietly paused
➡️Indonesia: QUEUES FORMING. Long lines at stations in Surabaya and Jakarta. Crude reserves of 20 days. Government weighing mandatory 1-day WFH policy to cut fuel use 20%
➡️Pakistan: PARALYSIS. Massive queues at stations following overnight price surge. Schools closed. 4-day workweek. LNG terminals at 20% capacity
➡️Brazil: SHORTAGE SIGNS. Lines forming in major cities, distributors warn of gasoline shortages. Fuel prices up 13%
➡️Bangladesh: CHAOS. Long queues and literal looting at petrol stations. Owners threatening to shut down entirely due to security concerns and inadequate supply. Textile production going dark
➡️Japan: TICKING CLOCK. Usable state reserves of 95 days. Emergency release of 80m barrels started
➡️Philippines: MANDATORY 4-DAY WEEK. Long queues at petrol stations. State offices shut on Fridays. National Energy Emergency declared
➡️Vietnam: DRYING UP. Stations running out of fuel. Government mandated WFH. Country effectively in energy lockdown
➡️Türkiye: EXPLOSION. Vehicles queuing for miles as fuel prices jump for 4th time in a month. Inflation at 31%, currency under severe pressure
➡️Germany: SOCIAL UNREST. Gas over €2.32/liter. Petrol stations limited to one price change/day to prevent panic price-gouging
➡️Thailand: 3KM QUEUES. Late-night lines stretching for kilometers in rural districts. Farmers waiting overnight for rationed 1,000-baht fuel caps. AC set to 26°C
➡️UK: WARNING. Concerns over queues growing. Government reviewing National Fuel Emergency Plans
➡️France: PRECAUTIONARY PANIC. Long queues visible across Paris and suburbs. Fuel prices up 30% ➡️South Africa: STATIONS EMPTY. Motorists driving to 3 or 4 stations to find any diesel stock. Farmers rationed to 80L per day
➡️Italy: PUMP RAGE. Tax reduction of €0.25/litre. 89% of power is gas-influenced; generation costs up 58%
➡️Kenya: WHOLESALE LOCK. Dry pumps in Nairobi. Suppliers curbing wholesale sales due to price caps. Motorists queuing overnight
➡️South Korea: LONG LINES. Growing anxiety as queues form at petrol stations. 50-day countdown has started. Release of 22m barrels from strategic stockpiles
➡️Nepal: CHOKE POINT. Families queuing for days for cooking gas (LPG). Total reliance on the trans-India supply chain has become a catastrophic liability
➡️Australia: RUNNING DRY. Panic buying has caused hundreds of stations to go dryu. Tanker arrivals slowed to a crawl. Penalties for price gouging doubled
➡️Sri Lanka: RATIONING. Restricted fuel supply. 4-day workweek. Schools closed. Petrol passes and long queues are back
➡️Slovenia: LIMITS. Private drivers capped at 50L per day. Queues at borders for fuel tourism from neighbouring countries
The fossil fuel era is an abusive, dirty and expensive system of renting energy through endless, risky imports to benefit the few at the expense of the many
Clean energy is about owning it
For every country, this is yet another trigger to convert fossil fragility into electric independence
