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Plan to Amend Electricity Act (April 01, 2013) by Constance Johnson
The major opposition party in
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Sri Lanka
Talks on an Agreement to Strengthen Nuclear Cooperation (October 16, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On October 12, 2012, in
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: India / Sri Lanka
Law to Establish Nuclear Regulatory Commission (August 13, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
A new law to create an independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear plant safety was promulgated on June 27, 2012 (Genshiryoku ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Japan
New Pricing Regulations for Biomass Power Plants (July 16, 2012) by Constance Johnson
According to Kardaya Warnika of Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, speaking on July 10, 2012, the country will soon adopt ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Energy from Renewable Sources and Bio-Fuels (October 03, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
France adopted an ordinance on September 14, 2011, that transposes EU Directives 2009/28 and 2009/30 into national law (Ordonnance no. ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: France
Nuclear Power (October 03, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
A few months after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, on June 12 and 13, 2011, Italians were asked to decide in ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Italy
Local Content Likely to Be Required in Energy Sector (April 26, 2011) by Constance Johnson
Speaking on April 21, 2011, in Accra, Ghana, Deputy Minister of Energy Inusah Fuseini discussed the plan to make the country's ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Renewable Energy Law Adopted (March 25, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
The Italian government adopted on March 3, 2011, a legislative decree implementing the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC. The effective ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Italy
Role in Japan's Nuclear Crisis and in Revising International Standards on Nuclear Safety (March 22, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 14, 2011, Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced the launch of a daily ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: International Atomic Energy Agency
Suspension of Nuclear Reactor Building Plans Pending Safety Standards' Revision (March 22, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
China's State Council (Cabinet) announced on March 16, 2011, that the government will suspend approval of new nuclear power stations in ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: China
Safety Precautions Instituted in Light of Fukushima Crisis (March 18, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Agreement to Build Nuclear Power Plant (March 15, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
On February 24, 2011, the Government of Bangladesh entered into a preliminary agreement with Russia in which Russia will build Bangladesh's ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / Russian Federation
Nuclear Power Plant Law to Be Revised (March 01, 2011) by Constance Johnson
On February 22, 2011, the Polish government announced its plan to amend the country's current law on construction of nuclear power ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Poland
Parliament Extends Life of Nuclear Power Plants (November 29, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
Despite strong opposition, on November 26, 2010, the Bundestag (German Parliament) approved a bill amending the Atomic Energy Act to extend ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Germany
Two More Countries Put in Force IAEA Additional Protocols to Nuclear Safeguard Agreements (September 22, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced on September 20, 2010, the opening day of the ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: United Nations
Comparative Study of Drilling Regulations Issued (September 15, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 26, 2010, DNV (Det Norske Veritas), self-described as "an independent foundation with the purpose of safeguarding life, property, and ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Norway / United States
Solar Energy Encouragements Reduced (September 10, 2010) by Edith Palmer
On August 11, 2010, Germany amended the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (Erstes Gesetz zur Änderung des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes, BUNDESGESETZBLATT I at ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Germany
Government Plan to Focus on Solar Energy Development (August 16, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Petroleum Revenue Management Bill Discussed (August 11, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom
It was reported on August 9, 2010, that a two-day workshop on the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill, which is currently under ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Ghana
New State Petroleum Company Created (August 05, 2010) by Eduardo Soares
On August 2, 2010, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned a bill that created a new state petroleum company, ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Last updated: April 01, 2013
