An Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday Iran's Majlis (Parliament) will set up a committee to investigate the delay in the launch of the country's first nuclear power plant, Mehr news agency reported.

• Date: 07.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from ce.cn

A Chinese firm is looking at investing in Pakistan's hydel power projects that would add nearly 9,000 MW of electricity to the national grid, a media report said Wednesday.

• Date: 06.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

US Congressman Jim Moran has said that Armenia's Metsamor nuclear power station does not meet modern safety standards.

• Date: 29.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

Even for a country known for completing massive infrastructure projects with frightening speed, China's nuclear-power-plant building spree boggles the mind.

• Date: 28.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from time.com

Following the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan, China has ordered safety inspections of its existing nuclear plants and suspension of new plant approvals.

• Date: 25.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from cnn.com

Future prospects for cooperation between China and Kazakhstan were high on the agenda during President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to Beijing on February 21. This overshadowed all other complicated and long-drawn out issues like the water sharing on Ili and Irtysh Rivers, on which a preliminary agreement was reached and the talks on Transborder Rivers, as it was disclosed to journalists, will be finalized during the trip by the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, to Kazakhstan scheduled for June.

• Date: 24.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from jamestown.org

Thermal coal producers in Asia Pacific are likely to feel some short-term financial impact from Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

• Date: 24.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from commodityonline.com

Bulgaria has confirmed its interest in buying natural gas from Turkmenistan, as well as its commitment to facilitate gas exports, the Economy Ministry said in a statement

• Date: 21.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from sofiaecho.com