A day after Germany announced it will phase out all its 17 nuclear plants by 2022, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday agreed to help India in areas related to nuclear safety and pledged support for the development of renewable energy.

• Date: 31.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 31.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from inewsone.com

US energy group Westinghouse Electric Company will sign an agreement with Bulgaria Energy for the delivery of nuclear fuel to the country.

• Date: 31.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 31.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from energy-business-review.com

Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with his counterpart in Turkmenistan on Monday for urgent talks thought to be related to $1 billion in outstanding bills owed to Turkish construction companies that have revamped the capital city.

• Date: 31.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 31.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo news

The construction of the third electricity transmission line from Iran to Armenia, with the capacity of 800-900 mega watt, will start within two weeks, Iranian IRNA news agency quoted Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo as saying

• Date: 30.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from arka.am

President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday rejected calls from Ukraine for a cut in the price of natural gas imported from Russia, insisting that 'signed agreements need to be respected.'

• Date: 30.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from monstersandcritics.com

President of Turkey Abdullah Gul is scheduled to make a working visit to Turkmenistan on Monday, the press service of the Turkmen government reported.

• Date: 30.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

He said he was quite happy with the discussion of the issue at the G-8 Deauville summit and recalled the proposal he made in April. “I have once again spelled out our proposals concerning an improvement of the rapid notification system, higher responsibility of countries operating nuclear power plants and more serious requirements to countries considering the atomic energy prospect,” he said.

• Date: 28.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com

Concerns about climate change, carbon footprints, energy security and the rising cost of fossil fuels spurred a revival of interest in nuclear power generation. In early 2010 we saw the start of a of a global civil nuclear renaissance

• Date: 28.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from marketoracle.co.uk