Bangladesh and Russia at a consultation in Dhaka have in principle agreed on cooperation for peaceful use of nuclear power, official said.

An agreement between Bangladesh and Russia on cooperation for development of nuclear technology in the country is likely to be signed within this month.

State Minister for Power and Energy Shamsul Hoq Tuku yesterday said that there is no other alternative but to approve the coal policy for electricity production.

MUMBAI: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Anil Kakodkar said an inadequate uranium supply had made the task of maintaining the pace of the nuclear power generation programme a very challenging task.

GALABOVO, Bulgaria: An energy crisis brews as potential hydropower is largely misused

While Russia and Ukraine sparred over natural gas supplies in January, leaving swathes of Eastern and Central Europe shivering in the winter chill, another energy crisis was brewing in the Balkans.

A Russia-Ukraine stand-off over gas price results in a stoppage of Russian gas supply to Europe.

Former Russian satellites in eastern Europe are hit hardest of all

TALK emptily of diversifying supplies while doing little and relying instead on cosy ties with the Russian gas business. That has been the common energy policy in much of eastern Europe in recent years. The row between Ukraine and Russia that has cut off gas to the region now makes it look a huge mistake.

India and Russia will sign the nuclear agreement for four additional reactors at Kudankulam when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits India in the first week of December.