Shifting its focus from mega ventures, the Jammu and Kashmir government will soon be constructing 10 small hydroelectric projects to generate and supply power faster to despairing consumers, without much transmission and distribution losses, authorities say.

• October 19, 2011

Taiwan's top China negotiator says the island will sign an agreement with China later this week to cooperate on nuclear power-related security issues.

• October 18, 2011

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday welcomes Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for energy talks after Kiev opened a rift with the EU by jailing ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The two leaders are scheduled to meet in the Ukrainian leader's industrial power base of Donetsk for a summit on regional cooperation but energy is expected to top the agenda.

• October 18, 2011

The second meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Majilis (lower chamber) of the Kazakh Parliament and Parliament of Kyrgyzstan will be held in Bishkek on Oct.20-21, Majilis of Kazakhstan said on Tuesday.

• October 18, 2011

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to enhance energy cooperation between the two countries, sharing the view that bilateral economic ties have been deepening recently, the Foreign Ministry said.

• October 15, 2011

Colombia sees various opportunities in getting closer to Azerbaijan by fostering collaboration in all range of spheres, from trade intensification, energy collaboration, exchange of experience in infrastructure and railway system to developing of academic and cultural ties.

• October 15, 2011

Spurred by the nuclear crisis in Japan, China and Taiwan are set to sign an agreement on nuclear power generation safety on Oct. 20

• October 14, 2011

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group says it obtained documents, through freedom of information, that reveal talks have been held with India to sell uranium to the nuclear-armed nation.

• October 14, 2011