U.S. ambassador: we support Lithuania's national energy independence strategy
The U.S. Westinghouse Electric Company wants to invest in the Visaginas nuclear power plant because America supports Lithuania's aspirations to gain energy independence, U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Derse said.
Bulgaria seeks new delay for Belene nuclear deal
Bulgaria has asked Russia to give it until October, an additional three months, to decide whether or not to go ahead with its Belene nuclear power project, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on Friday
Central Asia Raises Gas Supply Forecast to China
Gas producers in Central Asia will be able to pump 65 billion cubic metres to China by 2013, the Kazakh Oil and Gas Ministry said on Thursday, raising its forecast for pipeline capacity by more than 60 percent.
Chinese President Hu in Moscow for talks on energy, trade
Chinese President Hu Jintao was in the Russian capital Moscow on Thursday for a four-day official visit devoted to energy issues and bilateral trade between the two countries.
China Takes a New Interest in Energy Efficiency
The Chinese government is considering plans to subsidize the use of energy-efficient materials and renewable energy technologies in new buildings and is encouraging provincial and municipal governments to impose stricter efficiency standards than the national minimums, Chinese officials said Wednesday.
Lithuania given Baltic nuclear plant technical documentation
Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has sent the entire technical documentation on the build project of a nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad region, the news agency Regnum reports.
Fukushima fallout: Japan to go slow on nuke talks with India
Ambassador Akitaka Saiki took over as Japan’s envoy to India in early March 2011. Though the eminent diplomat has a distinguished career spanning about 35 years, it is the first time he has been given the task of managing Japan’s relations with India.
Russia sees energy cooperation with China "unique"
There was a great scope and enormous potential for the "unique" energy cooperation between Russia and China, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko told Xinhua in St. Petersburg
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