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Russia’s Rosatom has agreed to supply Indonesia with two floating nuclear power units with a capacity of 200 MW. This is Rosatom’s first project involving the export of floating units. The parties agreed to implement the project on a commercial basis in the B2B format, using private investments rather than funds from Indonesia’s budget.
Russia has unveiled its first hydrogen-powered train, one of a only a few countries in the world with this technology. The train is to undergo more testing, and when certified, will go into service in Sakhalin as part of the Russian Far East ‘Hydrogen energy hub’ in late 2027/28.
The Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers have met in Baku. We discuss the pressing bilateral trade and investment issues, including nuclear power, tourism, agriculture and trade finance.
We examine the Russia-Paraguay bilateral trade history and current dynamics, and look at the evolving trends. Paraguay is a member of Mercosur in South America with the bloc specifically targeted for foreign trade development as part of Russia’s overall foreign policy.
Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant will be connected to the power grid at the end of November by Rosatom. The Rooppur nuclear plant, Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure facility, has heavy backing from Russia. Moscow has financed US$11.9 billion in state loans for the project, which is estimated to cost up to US$12.8 billion. The plant will provide 12% of Bangladesh’s electricity needs.
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US President Trump has agreed to purchase 3 million tonnes of diesel oil from Russia to alliveviate American shortages, in moves that have shocked Europe and Ukraine. We examine what the deal actually involves, the value, and the implications for US-Russia and US-Europe-Ukrane political relations moving ahead.
Rosatom are gradually firing up the Tainwan Unit 7 NPP in China, with the first electricity production already entering the Chinese national grid. When fully operational in late 2027, Tianwan will be the world’s largest nuclear power plant, with generation capacity exceeding 9,000 MWe.
Russia’s Rosatom is awaiting approval from the Namibian government for a uranium mining project with a decision expected shortly, according to Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom’s CEO. Namibia is a very active player in the global natural uranium market, and ranks in the top five uranium-producing countries globally.
Russia’s Rosatom are making a feasibility study for the proposed Bugula lithium production project in Mali commencing in 2027, which if satisfactory will see the start of construction of the mining and processing plant (MPP) scheduled for 2028, the company has stated. Rosatom also expects to attract investors from friendly countries. Mali is also looking to build numerous small NPP reactors, which could turn it into an electricity exporter.
Mozambique is looking to engage with Russia’s energy companies Rosneft, Gazprom and Novatek in the development of its LNG industry. The Mozambique LNG project is a US$20 billion onshore liquefied natural gas development located on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Delgado province, with Russian participants interested in the Rovuma basin area.
Russia is eying involvement in Tajikistan’s proposed Hualon Hydropower Plant, with a planned capacity exceeding 2.5 billion kWh. However, Russia is acting cautiously and prefers the construction of wind farms to solve Tajikistan’s winter energy requirements. Discussions are continuing.
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