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Nazarbayev kickstarts construction of EXPO-2017 venue President Nazarbayev has given a start to construction of the main EXPO-2017 exhibition venue near the Nazarbayev University in Astana.

24 April 2014

China wants to build power plant in Kazakhstan Chinese Datang Corporation and China Engineering Machinery Corporation are interested in constructing a thermal power plant in Kazakhstan.

12 April 2014

Kazakhstan sets 15-year tariffs for renewable energy Tariffs for renewable energy sources (RES) in Kazakhstan will be approved for 15 years.

10 April 2014

Romanians protest against Chevron fracking plans Thousands took to the streets of Romania on Sunday to protest against plans by US energy giant Chevron to drill for shale gas.

07 April 2014

Negotiations on low-enriched uranium bank in Kazakhstan nearing final The negotiations on Kazakhstan's bid to host the international bank of low-enriched uranium are nearing their final stage.

25 February 2014

GE to hike pro-environment energy research by $10 bn US industrial conglomerate General Electric said Monday it would boost spending on environmentally friendly energy research by $10 billion by 2020, including on fracking technologies and wind turbines.

25 February 2014

Power outages hit three million in Brazil Several Brazilian states, including three set to host June World Cup action, suffered power outages Tuesday, fueling fears over the country's ability to keep the lights on.

05 February 2014

Kazakhstan to use one third of its wastes to generate 'green' energy ‘Green’ energy will be generated from 30% of all the wastes in Kazakhstan by 2050.

29 January 2014

Kazakhstan should develop oil and gas transport infrastructure: IEA Executive Director Kazakhstan should develop oil and gas transport infrastructure and take a hard stance of pricing talks in the region: Maria van der Hoeven.

21 January 2014

Construction of Kemin-Almaty power line considered impractical Kazakhstani energy experts have decided that construction of Kemin-Almaty high voltage power line is impractical.

13 January 2014

Nazarbayev meets KazAtomProm's Shkolnik President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a meeting with Vladimir Shkolnik, Chairman of KazAtomProm, Kazakhstan nuclear company.

06 December 2013

China plans to launch crude oil futures market China, the world's largest energy consumer, on Friday took a step towards launching a market of its own for crude oil futures -- which foreign investors may be allowed to trade.

23 November 2013

Madonna calls for release of Greenpeace activists Pop legend Madonna has joined a chorus of international stars in urging the release of 30 Greenpeace crewmembers jailed after a protest against energy prospecting in the Arctic.

16 November 2013

Kazakhstan and Canada to sign peaceful atom cooperation The Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird will arrive in Kazakhstan with the first official visit on November 13.

11 November 2013

Gas boom to reshape US role in Asia: study A boom in gas production will reshape the US role in Asia and could fuel new tensions with a growing, energy-hungry China.

08 November 2013

Trousers should not be the main factor: Women Energy Club The first meeting of the Women Energy Club was held as part of the 8th KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum.

29 October 2013

Myanmar-to-China gas pipeline fully open: media A pipeline pumping natural gas from Myanmar to energy-hungry China has gone fully operational.

21 October 2013

Argentina braces for European biodiesel duty hikes Argentina's biodiesel industry warned Friday it faces collapse if Europe makes good on a threat to impose stiff duties on their product next month.

19 October 2013

UK energy sector expecting 'massive' international investment Britain is close to securing "massive" international investment in its energy sector.

15 October 2013

Creation of CES energy market discussed in Astana Customs Union countries are mulling establishment of a common energy market within the Common Economic Space.

15 October 2013

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