The Tanzanian government had completed an environmental assessment in June and has green-lit the project to start.

According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, Russia’s state nuclear power corporation (Rosatom) and Niger’s Energy Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday (July 28).

Szijjártó said that with the increasing electricity demand there was a need to sustain energy security by increasing nuclear capacity and "SMRs are the ideal solution for us".

Meanwhile, Chang said Malaysia signed a Civil Nuclear Strategic Partnership agreement with the US, envisaging long-term cooperation in developing Malaysia’s civil nuclear energy capabilities in a safe and responsible manner.

The German energy group Uniper and the Canadian gas producer Tourmaline have signed a long-term natural gas supply agreement for 6.6 bcm over 8 years starting in November 2028.

"Thus, Rosatom was identified as the leader of the international consortium for the project to build the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan."

Gazprom launched supplies via the Power of Siberia pipeline in 2019 under a long-term agreement between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and supplies have been exceeding annual contractual obligations every year since 2020.

Türkiye is the only transit route left for Russian gas to Europe after Ukraine chose not to extend a five-year transit deal with Moscow when it expired on January 1.

Russia’s nuclear industry today is a powerful complex of more than 580 enterprises located throughout the country – from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka.

The Indonesian government has also announced plans to build a 250 MWe on-grid nuclear power facility, initially targeted for operation by 2032 but now being fast-tracked for completion by 2029.

The prospective deal would be the first of its kind between the countries and continues the expansion of Russia's reach in global energy markets and LNG competition with the United States.

The then US President Joe Biden's Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act came into force in August 2024 and lasts until 2040.

With prices linked to Henry Hub, market sources suggested that the cargoes are likely coming from the US. This is likely the first US LNG SPA signed by a Chinese company since the announcement of China's tariffs on US LNG.

Nuclitalia will be in charge of assessing the most innovative and mature designs of new sustainable nuclear power, with an initial focus on water-cooled small modular reactors (SMRs).

ČEZ said the contract increased the diversification of suppliers and helped the energy security for the country.