Rosatom Renewable Energy, JSC (a company of Rosatom State Corporation) supplied the first wind turbine components (hubs, nacelles, generators and towers) to build a wind park in Kök-Moynok, Balykchy town, Ysyk-Köl region, Kyrgyz Republic. This was announced at the VII Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum, which is taking place from August 13-15 in the Issyk-Kul region. The…
On 13 August, Rosatom’s sixth international Arctic expedition “Icebreaker of Knowledge” set sail fr om Murmansk. This expedition has been organized by the Atomic Energy Information Centres network with the support of Rosatom. It is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Russia’s nuclear industry and the 500th anniversary since the beginning of the development of…
Engineering surveys launched in Ulken mark the first stage of a project that will result in the construction of a modern, high-capacity nuclear power plant On August 8, 2025, in the village of Ulken (Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan), the initial work began on the nuclear power plant (NPP) construction project – engineering surveys to…
The rotor of the steam turbine and the stator of the generator set for the innovative BREST-OD-300 reactor power unit have been delivered to the construction site of the Generation IV Pilot Demonstration Energy Complex in the city of Seversk, Tomsk Region. The complex is being built at the Siberian Chemical Plant (part of the…
The Atommash and the Izhora plants (Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division) have manufactured a key equipment that will be as the foundation for Generation IV power complex, a 300-MW power unit based on the BREST-OD-300 fast reactor with lead coolant. The unit is being constructed as part of the Pilot Demonstration Energy Complex (PDEC), which is…
Namtumbo, Tanzania – On July 30, Mantra Tanzania Ltd. (a subsidiary of Uranium One Group, part of Rosatom) commissioned a pilot uranium processing facility at the Mkuju River project located in southern Tanzania. The official inauguration ceremony was graced by Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, government officials, local…
The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan (INP AS RUz) has become a member of the Consortium established around the MBIR, which is being built by Rosatom in Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Region) as part of the national technological leadership project “New Nuclear and Energy Technologies.” The agreement was…
A ceremony was held at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) to award diplomas to the first graduates of the network master’s program in “Mining Geology”. This program, conducted in English, trained qualified specialists for the mining industry. Among the graduates were six students from the United Republic of Tanzania, as well as…
Rosatom took an active part in the VII International Exhibition and the XI Nuclear Industry Summit NPPES-2025 in Istanbul (Türkiye), which ended on July 2, 2025. At the opening ceremony, Anton Dedusenko, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom State Corporation company) welcomed the forum guests and participants. He noted:…
On July 1 in Istanbul (Turkey), representatives of the State Corporation Rosatom presented modern approaches to managing supplier relations in the nuclear industry during the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform session, held as part of the Nuclear Power Plants & Expo Summit 2025 (Turkey). Other speakers at the session included Chief Coordinator of the Platform (South…
On June 26, the 3rd International Youth Nuclear Forum Obninsk NEW-2025 was held in Obninsk (Kaluga Region) with Rosatom’s support. It was held on the birthday of the world’s first Obninsk NPP for the third time, with the keynote theme of the event formulated as: Dream and Create the Future of the Global Nuclear Industry!…
On June 25, the International Industrial Exhibition Expo Eurasia Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, attended by a Rosatom delegation. The event is dedicated to the development of economic, scientific, technical, cultural and political cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, as well as strengthening ties within the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) and ASEAN (Association…
On June 27, a meeting was held between Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation of Malaysia, and Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, in Moscow. The two parties discussed opportunities for partnership in the field of nuclear energy and identified specific steps to further develop cooperation between two…
On June 24, a delegation from the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) made an introductory visit to Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU, one of Rosatom’s partner universities). Together with representatives of Rosatom and industry enterprises (State Specialized Design Institute JSC (GSPI), Rosatom Technical Academy, Rosatom Compliance Technologies JSC (RTS), and others), they discussed personnel training for…
On June 23, 2025, in Moscow, during the official visit of Assimi Goïta, President of the Transition Period of the Republic of Mali, the Governments of Russia and Mali signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy. The agreement was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Boubacar…
As part of the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an Energy Panel organized with the support of Rosneft was held
The energy panel organized by Rosneft at SPIEF ended with the traditional oil price forecast from its participants
At the Energy Panel of the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, leading industry experts, politicians, scientists, government officials and heads of major international energy companies discussed current trends in the global energy market
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin is confident that Russia and its economy will successfully overcome the unprecedented external pressure
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin suggested that Russian banks with state participation should increase dividend payments in favor of the state, which would reduce budget risks, allow the authorities to consider easing fiscal regimes for producers and become an incentive for the country’s development
Russia, Venezuela and Iran are key players in the energy market and global energy security directly depends on their supply, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The European Union seeks to increase the efficiency of oil purchases from Russia when it tries to push the reduction of the price cap on Russian oil, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin called decision by OPEC+ to forcefully increase oil production justified and far-sighted
US oil production at current prices has probably reached its peak, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said at the Energy Panel of the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Lifting subsidies for green energy in the US shows that this country, unlike the European Union, is returning to a pragmatic policy, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft
Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, speaking at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, said that the Company has completed the development of proprietary technologies and catalysts throughout the entire chain of the GTL process using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
China is moving towards full energy independence and will turn from an importer to a major energy exporter in the foreseeable future, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said in his report at the Energy Panel of the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
From a scientific point of view, the large-scale introduction of RES will not have the expected effect on the climate
Proponents of the “net zero” concept are leading humanity to energy regression, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, in his report “Odyssey of The Global Economy in Search of The Golden Fleece. The New Landscape of Global Energy”
Igor Sechin, CEO of Rosneft, compared the “green” energy transition to utopian ideas
The importance of nuclear power, which is a natural complement to fossil fuels, is growing, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Synthesis of conventional and alternative energy sources is currently the optimal solution for the development of the global energy sector, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Global energy consumption will grow by a quarter in the next 25 years, and the key driver of demand growth will be developing countries, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The digital revolution is opening a new era in the development of the oil and gas industry, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The energy sector is one of the main drivers of the new technological revolution, said Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, at the Energy Panel at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
On 20 of June 2025, in Moscow, Rosatom’s company that runs irradiation projects and the Atomic Energy Agency of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum on Cooperation. Azim Akhmedkhadzhayev, Director of Uzatom, and Artur Kolontayev, Director General of Rosatom’s company that runs irradiation projects, signed the document. The Memorandum…
The broadcast of the Energy Panel will be organized on internal television (channel F3) and the Roscongress news channel
On June 20, on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of State Corporation Rosatom, and Almasadam Satkaliev, Chairman of the Agency for Atomic Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, met to discuss the implementation of the project for building a nuclear power plant in the Republic of Kazakhstan.…
On 20 June, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzatom) and Rosatom signed an agreement to study the possibilities of implementing a project to construct a large nuclear power plant in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The signing…
June 19, 2025, 16:35 The meeting addressed matters pertaining to the development of long-term cooperation in the gas sector. For instance, attention was paid to the cooperation in gas supplies, transmission and processing. Background St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 is being held from June 18 to 21. The main theme of this year’s Forum is “Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World.” Information…
June 19, 2025, 15:00 The parties noted the high reliability of Russian gas supplies to Belarusian consumers and responsible performance of Gazprom’s subsidiary Gazprom Transgaz Belarus as regards the operation of the republic’s gas transmission system. Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the successful cooperation between Gazprom and Belarusian enterprises and the prospects for its development. Background St. Petersburg International…
June 19, 2025, 14:50 The parties discussed the matters pertaining to the current and future gas supplies. It was highlighted at the meeting that Russia and Hungary have a long history of reliable and mutually beneficial partnership in the energy sector. The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Russian gas supplies to Hungary. Background St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 is being held…
On June 19, 2025, in Saint Petersburg, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), an Agreement on Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy was signed between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Burkina Faso. The document was signed on behalf of Russia by Alexey Likhachev, Director General…
Background The Comita Group of Companies is an alliance of companies specializing in automation, information technologies, telecommunications, and construction. Gazprom and the Comita Group of Companies are implementing the Scientific & Technical Cooperation and Partnership Program for 2024–2028. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 is being held from June 18 to 21. The main theme of this year’s Forum is “Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth…
Background St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 is being held from June 18 to 21. The main theme of this year’s Forum is “Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World.” Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel a.s. (SPP a.s.) is the largest supplier of natural gas in Slovakia. The company is engaged in sales and purchase of natural gas and electric power and is active in the area of gas transportation…
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the Multifunctional Cultural Centre took place in the administrative centre of Botuobuya village in the Tas-Yuryakh district of Yakutia
June 17, 2025, 18:40 Under the relevant contracts concluded with Russian citizens, gas pipelines are laid up to the boundaries of land plots at no cost to the consumers. The construction of gas networks is speeding up. For instance, a total of 99,100 contracts were fulfilled from January through May 2025, which is a 27 per cent increase versus the same period of last year. Three quarters of the construction…
With the support of RN-Uvatneftegaz (part of Rosneft’s oil production complex), scientists from the Tobolsk Research Station of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted large-scale monitoring of the Kunyaksky Reserve territories as part of a project to study northern forest reindeer
June 9, 2025, 20:25 Taking part in the opening ceremony on the birthday of Peter the Great were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Andrey Golovnyov, Director of the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the RAS. The Astronomical Hall and the Globe of Gottorf will for the first time ever be available for regular tours.…
Petrozavodskmash Factory (Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division) shipped to Unit 4 of Xudapu NPP (China) an emergency core cooling system (ECCS) vessel designed for automatic liquid supply to the reactor (may be required in case of pressure drop in the primary circuit). The shipment ceremony became one of the central events of the celebration of the…
June 4, 2025, 12:20 According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, working gas inventories contained in Europe’s underground gas storage facilities amounted to 48.6 billion cubic meters as of May 31. This figure is 1.5 times (21.8 billion cubic meters) less than on the same day in 2024. At the same time, in May, a total of 8.9 billion cubic meters of gas were injected into European UGS facilities, which…
May 30, 2025, 14:45 Famil Sadygov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee: “Gazprom started the year 2025 confidently. In January-March, the key financial indicators of the Group remained high. The Gazprom Group’s revenue for the first quarter of 2025 rose to RUB 2,809 billion. A significant contribution to the final result was made by the gas business, as its share in the Group’s total revenue increased to 60 per…
Background The supplies of Russian gas to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline started in 2019 under the long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement between Gazprom and CNPC. Each year since 2020, the supplies have been in excess of the annual contractual obligations of Gazprom. On December 1, 2024, following China’s request, the daily exports via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline were brought to the maximum contractual…
Specialists of the Shared Access Additive Technology Center (SADTC), which was created with the support of Rosatom on the basis of Tomsk Polytechnic University, designed and 3D-printed the first lot of tooling for the manufacture of complex components of medical equipment, e.i. urological extractor baskets. Urological extractors are actively used in the treatment of urolithiasis…
May 29, 2025, 14:20 A total of 6,700 households and 40 boiler houses were provided with the possibility to switch to network gas. To that end, Gazprom built 96 inter-settlement and intra-settlement gas pipelines. Inter alia, in April, the Company completed the construction of the inter-settlement gas pipeline to seven localities in the Kaluga Region: the villages of Bryukhovo, Durakovo, Nikitsk, Sverdlovo, Tishinino, as well as the rural settlements…
On May 21, 2025, the second expert session of the BRICS-based Nuclear Energy Platform took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the title “Prospects for the Development of Financing Instruments for Nuclear Energy Projects.” The event was held on the sidelines of the NT2E exhibition and continued the initiative to deepen interstate cooperation in…
An agreement on cooperation in the area of low-carbon energy use between ROSATOM and Roscongress Foundation was signed on May, 22, in St. Petersburg at the venue of the XI Nevsky International Ecological Congress. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Alexander Stuglev, Chairman of the Board and Director of Roscongress Foundation, affixed their signatures…
May 22, 2025, 15:37 The deadline for the submission of voting ballots is June 26, 2025. Time period to be observed and methods to be used for the submission of voting ballots. Only the votes represented by voting ballots and declarations of intention that are received before 06:00 pm (Moscow time) on June 26, 2025, are to be taken into account to determine whether the quorum of the absentee voting…
ZiO-Podolsk (Rosatom’s Machine-Building Division) finished manufacturing the first RITM-400 reactor unit for Rossiya nuclear icebreaker, which will be the most powerful in the world. The command to finish the work on the first RITM-400 was given by Valentina Matvienko, Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and Alexey Likhachev,…
Isotope – Regional Alliance, Joint-Stock Company (Isotope JSC, part of Rosatom’s Scientific Division) will supply technetium-99m generator sets to the Kyrgyz Republic on a regular basis. The company will provide radiopharmaceutical products to the National Center of Oncology and Hematology in Bishkek within the framework of the national project of the technical cooperation program of…