Russia

Nuclear Fuel

Russia Brings Back Largest Global Uranium Project

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev has instructed Rosatom to submit a plan for the resumption of uranium mining in Yakutia.

Market Analysis

Nuclear Energy and American Hegemony

Over the past four years, the European Union, a political entity whose membership largely overlaps with that of NATO, has been importing roughly 40% of its natu…

Costa Rica and Russia will Develop Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

On 3 June 2021, the Atomic Energy Commission of Costa Rica and Rosatom signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atom…

Natural Gas

1st Leg of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Supply Gas in 10 days

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the first leg of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Moscow and Berlin, which is expected to supply …

Wind Farm

Fortum to Construct 237MW of Russian Wind

Finnish developer invests in new projects in country’s Samara region

Nuclear Power Plant

Hungary, Russia to Speed up Construction of Paks II Nuclear Power Plant

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has agreed with Russia’s state nuclear construction company Rosatom that work on Hungary’s new nuclear plant at …

OPEC

Russia Claims Its Compliance With OPEC+ Cuts Was Almost 100% In May

Russia was close to complying 100 percent with its oil production quota under the OPEC+ deal in May

Russian Federation

Russia Bets On Waste-To-Energy Plants

Russia is advancing projects to have waste-to-energy plants produce electricity, Sergei Ivanov, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection…

Natural Gas

TotalEnergies and Novatek Sign Russian MoU

Companies will jointly work on emissions reductions including through use of renewables

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus 1 Completes Pilot Operation

Pilot operation of unit 1 at the Belarusian NPP has been completed, Russia’s ASE EC announced on 24 May.

Solar Power Plant

Russian Oil Firm Energises 20MW Solar Plant Featuring Hevel Heterojunction Modules

Oil and gas company Lukoil has commissioned a 20MW PV plant that features heterojunction modules from Hevel and has been constructed at a refinery in Russia’s …

Thermal Plant

Uniper Explores Divestment of Russian Power Plants

Uniper is weighing the sale of its Russian power plants, which meet around 4% of the country’s total energy requirement.

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Develops New Fuel Modification with Lower Uranium Enrichment for Finland’s Loviisa NPP

TVEL, the fuel manufacturer subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom, has completed development of a new modification of VVER-440 fuel for the Loviisa nuclear power plant…

Crude Oil

Saudi Arabia Beats Russia Again To Top Chinese Oil Supplier Spot

Saudi Arabia kept its status as China’s top oil supplier in April, beating Russia for the eighth month in a row as the world’s largest oil buyer imported the …

Oil Pipeline

Nord Stream 2: the Difficult Birth of Russia's Gas Link to Germany

The following are significant moments in Nord Stream 2's development.