Brent rose 2 cents to $85.35 a barrel, WTI was down 6 cents to $81.51 per barrel.

The parties plan to discuss the current state of and prospects for the continued development of a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam in the trade and economy, scientific and technology, and humanitarian fields, and exchange opinions on relevant items on the international and regional agenda.

The world’s most populous nation expects to add 15.4 gigawatts in the year through March 2025, the most in nine years, said people familiar with the matter, asking not to be named as the information isn’t yet public.

At the end of 2023, solar and wind accounted for nearly 24% of installed capacity in India, with respectively 73 GW and 45 GW, while hydropower capacity reached nearly 52 GW.

The proposed plan will seek approval from the country’s Economic Council and should require US$8.3bn of private sector investment, in three phases.

Tolerant fuel with silicon carbide shells will not only minimise, but completely eliminate the risk of a steam-zirconium reaction – the main cause of almost all past accidents at NPPs.

Changes including allowing full foreign ownership of renewable energy projects have already helped secure a pipeline of 99 gigawatts of wind and solar developments.

Brent slid 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.84 a barrel, WTI were at $80.34 a barrel, down 39 cents, or 0.5%.

In the leaders' statements to the media after the summit, President Putin said that "a promising area for expanding bilateral cooperation is nuclear energy", while Vietnamese President To Lam said "we also agreed to explore opportunities for stepping up our cooperation on new energy sources and clean energy, as well as facilitate the green transition and sustainable development".

There is increasing market acceptance of Russian SMRs, despite Western geopolitical pressures. Numerous countries in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, which agreed an SMR investment with Rosatom, using a RITM200 reactor commissioned to build it by 2026.

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That boosted Russia's share in the world's third largest importer and consumer to nearly 41% last month, the data showed.

Brent rose 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $85.41 a barrel, WTI gained 43 cents, or 0.5%, to $81.26 per barrel.

Russia was able to divert oil exports away from Europe to India and China, securing the much-needed financial flows for its budget, which is in deficit as Moscow spends heavily on defence and security.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase low-enriched uranium (LEU) from domestic sources.

Following the summit meeting, President Putin said that “a promising area for expanding bilateral cooperation is nuclear energy”.

The onshore megaproject that will cost more than $10 billion will begin generating electricity in 2032,

Digital infrastructure is being deployed across various layers of the power grid, from transmission to distribution, enabling better management and optimization of electrical systems.

This collaboration will help position Europe as a leader in advanced nuclear technology over the next four years. We are committed to developing clean, affordable, and reliable energy solutions, and this experiment is a vital step towards achieving that goal.