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Jul 26, 2011 at 19:35 | Joao Peixe

The US-invested developer of the $2.1-billion Mong Duong 2 thermal power plant in the northern province of Quang Ninh has signed an adjusted build-operate-transfer contract with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry…

Jul 26, 2011 at 19:34 | Charles Kennedy

According to Tajik first deputy minister of energy and industry Pulod Muhiddinov, next month Tajikistan will begin exporting electricity to Afghanistan via the Sangtuda-Pol-e Khomri 220-kilovolt electricity transmission line. Muhiddinov…

Jul 25, 2011 at 20:09 | Joao Peixe

While Vietnam is a rising exporter of hydrocarbons, government authorities are increasingly interested in increasingly the country’s investments in renewable power sources. According to World Bank research, 8.6 percent…

Jul 25, 2011 at 20:08 | Joao Peixe

Chinese imports of Iranian oil jumped 53 percent in June over the previous month, according to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. China’s oil…

Jul 25, 2011 at 19:18 | Charles Kennedy

In order to resolve the region’s endemic energy shortages, the Mono River Union (MRU) countries are meeting to attempt to resolve their differences. The Mano River Union (MRU) is an…

Jul 25, 2011 at 18:20 | Charles Kennedy

A major dispute is brewing between Rome and Ljubljana over Italy's recent decision to approve plans for an offshore gas terminal near its border with Slovenia. Slovenian politicians are…

Jul 25, 2011 at 18:18 | Charles Kennedy

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon launched the construction of the country’s first oil refinery during a working trip to the town of Tursunzoda in the Shahrinav district. Energy-poor Tajikistan has…

Jul 24, 2011 at 00:25 | Charles Kennedy

Iran’s first nuclear power plant at Busheher, constructed by Russian specialists, is about to open in the near future. During an interview with Rossiya 24 television, Russian Federation Foreign Ministry…

Jul 24, 2011 at 00:24 | Charles Kennedy

Despite being OPEC’s third largest oil exporter, Iran has been exploring alternative forms of energy for indigenous use. While its Bushehr nuclear reactor, the country’s first, is soon to come…

Jul 23, 2011 at 11:33 | Charles Kennedy

Despite being Africa’s leader oil exporter, Nigeria’s shambolic indigenous energy infrastructure is negatively affecting the country’s businesses. Consequently, many Nigerian businesses are failing as a result of the high costs…

Jul 23, 2011 at 11:32 | Joao Peixe

China has brought its first fourth-generation nuclear reactor online. Located in the southwest suburbs of Beijing, fast neutron reactor has an electrical output of 20 megawatts and was connected to…

Jul 23, 2011 at 11:30 | Joao Peixe

Russia’s Atomstroiekhsport has filed a lawsuit against Bulgaria's National Electricity Company to recover funds it say that it is owed for its work in constructing the Belene nuclear power plant…

Jul 21, 2011 at 19:54 | Charles Kennedy

Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved a key Memorandum of Understanding between Lebanon's Energy and Water Resources Ministry and Iran's Petroleum Ministry for closer cooperation in the field of energy. Speaking on…

Jul 21, 2011 at 19:53 | Joao Peixe

During a recent meeting in Kazan in connection with the sinking of the Volga transport Bulgaria, which killed 129 people, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin angrily stated, "How did the…

Jul 21, 2011 at 19:12 | Charles Kennedy

A three day warning strike called by Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labor Congress is reverberating throughout the country’s energy sector, its primary source of foreign revenue. Responding…

Jul 21, 2011 at 18:49 | Joao Peixe

Underlining South Korea’s global energy interests, Seoul based Korea East-West Power Company Limited has negotiated a deal with the Jamaica government, which has given the green light to the decision…

Jul 21, 2011 at 18:47 | Charles Kennedy

Australian Coal of Africa, (CoAL), is due to resume production at its Vele Colliery project in Limpopo. Briefing journalists in Pretoria, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs Department Deputy Director-General…

Jul 20, 2011 at 21:24 | Joao Peixe

Paraguay and Argentina share interests in the Yacyretá hydroelectric dam. The tariffs for the power generated by the facility have now become an issue of contention, with Alfonso González Nuñez,…

Jul 20, 2011 at 21:23 | Charles Kennedy

South Korea's presidential office said in a press release that South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a two-day state visit by Malaysian King Mizan Zainal Abidin discussed enhancing cooperation between…

Jul 20, 2011 at 20:22 | Charles Kennedy

Iran is currently the second largest oil exporter in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), exceeded only by Saudi Arabia. According to National Iranian South Oil Company executive director…