The European Commission (EC) last week took the unprecedented step of requesting and receiving authority from the European Council to assist in negotiations between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Specifically, the EC has received a formal mandate from the council on the signing of a legally binding agreement for implementation of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) project.

• Date: 22.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from atimes.com

Russia has agreed to develop an Iranian zinc deposit that is among the largest in the world in a deal involving an Iranian bank facing international sanctions, its Energy Ministry said on Tuesday.

• Date: 21.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from trust.org

Minister of New And Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today discussed ways to reduce the cost of producing solar power and said the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims to establish India as a leader in the field.

• Date: 21.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from economictimes.indiatimes.com

Japan and South Korea are sharing their expertise in nuclear technology with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations amid strong interest from some ASEAN members to adopt nuclear as an energy source, a statement said Wednesday.

• Date: 21.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from mdn.mainichi.jp

Following talks held in Baku between the Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Natik Aliyev and Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko, the sides signed a protocol, Ministry's press secretary Azer Mensimli told Trend.

• Date: 20.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from azer-news.com

INTERFAX-CHINA - Ukrainian coal producer OJSC Lisichanskugol hopes to secure an $85-million loan from the state-run China Development Bank to finance a pilot project to upgrade the D. Melnikov Mine, the company said in a statement posted on a state purchases web-portal.

• Date: 20.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from interfax.com

Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev and Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko are discussing cooperation in the energy sector in Baku, the Ukrainian Embassy in Baku told Trend on Monday.

• Date: 19.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Pakistan is in an advanced stage of negotiations with China for its latest third-generation nuclear technology to build a power plant, said a daily Monday.

• Date: 19.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from dnaindia.com/