Russia and Malaysia have begun working on an intergovernmental agreement on deliveries of floating nuclear power plants (FNPP), according to Alexei Likhachev, the CEO of state nuclear corporation Rosatom.

A key focus of the visit was a plan for peaceful nuclear cooperation between Russia and Laos.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Vietnam’s state-owned energy company, Petrovietnam (PVN), also signed an MOU to develop a workforce for the nuclear power industry in the Vietnam, which plans to build four nuclear reactors by 2035.

Russia and India stressed their commitment to a "strategic partnership" in bilateral security talks in Moscow

"Russia will attempt to exploit the rift between the U.S. and India by proposing the restoration of the Russia-India-China trilateral and new projects in defence,"

Trump's threat to India over its purchases of Russian oil started on July 31, when he announced a 25% tariff for Indian goods, along with an unspecified penalty.

India’s evolving taxonomy should clearly define “resilient” activities, such as renewable-powered cold chains or flood-proof housing, to guide investors and policymakers.

Oil traders and shipping companies have been waiting for direction from New Delhi on whether supplies from Moscow will be allowed to continue after US President Donald Trump last week threatened punitive action to curb trade with Russia.

Among the sanctioned entities is the Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Co., a China-operated oil terminal located within the greater Zhoushan port area.

The projects will be developed by Bundelkhand Saur Urja, its joint venture with the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency, as four 300 MW subprojects and will have to be commissioned within 18 months from the effective date of the signing of the power purchase agreement (PPA). The minimum bid capacity is 300 MW and the maximum capacity is 600 MW.

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Energy has signed an investment agreement with RECA and Rox Energy Global, two Vietnamese companies, to build and operate a 1.9 GW solar plant in the Kyzyl-Oruk village of the Toru-Aigyr rural district of the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan.

Global primary energy demand is set to rise from 308 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe/d) in 2024 to 378 mboe/d in 2050.

Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is transporting Russian crude oil to Japan for the first time in two years—on the tanker Voyager, which is blacklisted by the EU and the US Treasury Department.

According to Pei Zhaoyu, the chief engineer of China’s Chang’e-8 mission, China and Russia are planning to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a project they are developing together starting with the Chang’e-8 mission.

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) broke ground for the project on 12 July 2024.