Maputo  - Mozambique's government announced a string of measures to improve access to energy for millions of Mozambicans and to reduce the burden of the sector on state finances, local media reported Wednesday.

The government of President Armando Guebuza announced plans to dismantle the monopoly on fuel imports, invest 8.5 billion dollars in the implementation of a four-year plan to expand electricity nationwide, and expand natural gas output for the domestic and export markets.

Washington  - The United States will ask companies to report on their greenhouse-gas emissions that are blamed for global warming, setting the stage for government-imposed limits on climate pollution supported by President Barack Obama and long resisted by his predecessor.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday said it will ask most major polluting firms to submit annual reports on their emissions levels beginning with 2010.

Moscow - Russia and Hungary agreed to set up a joint venture to build the Hungarian stretch of the South Stream pipeline, Russian Premier Vladimir Putin said Tuesday after talks with his Hungarian counterpart Ferenc Gyurcsany in Moscow.

Russian gas export monopolist Gazprom and Hungary's energy firm MOL also plan to build new underground storage facilities in the agreement inked Tuesday, Putin was cited by news agency Interfax as saying.

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Nicosia, Mar 8  : Portland Group of Greece, a marine and financial solutions company, has announced plans to develop wind and solar energy in the UAE, with an initial investment of 100 million euros, aiming to turn Dubai into the sight of the biggest energy field in the world.

The President of Portland Alexander Christodoulakis told the Gulf News that with a fraction of the amount spent on energy and construction, Dubai can set an example to the world in the field of renewable energy.