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Tokayev announces date for nuclear power plant referendum
Tengrinews.kz - Durong his Address to the Nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the date for the referendum on the construction
02 September 2024
Kazakhstan to launch a new national project
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the adoption of a new national project.
02 September 2024
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.
05 August 2016
Chevron announces $36.8 bn Kazakh oil expansion
US oil giant Chevron announced Tuesday a $36.8 billion expansion project in Kazakhstan, the first major investment since the oil-price rout.
08 July 2016
China planning to build floating nuclear power plant
China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020.
27 January 2016
Japan, Turkmenistan sign deals worth $18 bn
Japan and Turkmenistan signed a raft of energy and other deals worth more than $18 billion during a Japanese leader's first-ever official visit to the reclusive country.
24 October 2015
OPEC chief confident of a balanced oil market in 2016
OPEC is confident that the oil market will be "more balanced" next year as non-OPEC production has contracted and global demand is increasing.
12 October 2015
Optimistic forecasts for Kazakhstani oil sector: 10th KazEnergy Forum
10th Eurasian KazEnergy Forum has gathered 2000 participants for three days in Kazakhstana's Astana city.
01 October 2015
Petrol prices in Kazakhstan depend on Russian ruble: Shkolnik
Kazakh Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik says that the price for petrol in Kazakhstan will depend on the Russian ruble.
01 October 2015
Irtysh River to be used for salvation of dying Aral Sea: Kazakh Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Energy suggests using the Irtysh River to save the Aral Sea, one of the worst environmental disasters located in Kazakhstan.
29 September 2015
Tesla to produce 'economical' Model 3 in two years
Tesla will begin producing the "lower cost" Model 3 in two years, Elon Musk, the founder of the luxury electric carmaker said..
03 September 2015
Kazakhstan proposes using nuclear energy in food and water industries
Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are considering use of nuclear energy in food and water industries.
27 August 2015
Obama makes case for renewable energy
US President Barack Obama made a full-throated defense of renewable energy, hitting coal-championing critics as free market hypocrites.
25 August 2015
Kazakh-Kyrgyz boarders opened with Kyrgyzstan's accession to EEU
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan, have opened the customs border between the two countries.
14 August 2015
Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after Fukushima
Japan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
11 August 2015
Kazakhstan to spend $10-15 thousand a year on nuclear fuel bank
Kazakhstan will spend around $10-15 thousand annually to maintain the International Nuclear Fuel Bank being established on the country's territory.
05 August 2015
Kazakhstan to cooperate with India in energy and defence
During a visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kazakhstan, the two countries signed a number of new agreements in energy and defence.
08 July 2015
Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases in new price row
Ukraine announced the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases after EU-mediated negotiations aimed at keeping supplies running for at least three more months broke down.
01 July 2015
Controversy around future hazardous waste recycling plant in Pavlodar
Construction of a hazardous waste recycling plant is planned in Pavlodar.
25 June 2015
IAEA Board of Governors approve agreement with Kazakhstan on low-enriched uranium Bank establishment
Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approve agreement on the establishment of LEU Bank in Kazakhstan.
16 June 2015