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* For other news from the Reuters Commodities Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Commodities15 (Updates with comment from Vitol, Trafigura executives)

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen may have to set aside more than the 6.5 billion euros ($7.4 billion) it has calculated so far to cover the costs of an emissions fraud if the scandal has a negative effect on car sales, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission has declined to approve a Dominion subsidiary request to develop a 20 MW solar project in Northern Virginia, saying the company must first explore third-party alternatives via a solar request for proposals.

LONDON/PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China's CGN has agreed to invest 6 billion pounds ($9 billion) in French utility EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in Britain, the companies announced on Wednesday during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain.

MUMBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Idea Cellular Ltd, India's third-biggest mobile operator, posted quarterly net profit slightly below analysts' expectations, hit by a drop in call rates and intense competition on mobile data charges.

VIENNA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A meeting on Wednesday of oil experts from OPEC and non-member countries aimed at tackling the market's decline yielded no discussion of possible production cuts by nations inside or outside the exporter group, delegates from OPEC and Russia said. (Reporting by Alex Lawler and Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Dale Hudson)

VIENNA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A meeting of oil experts from OPEC and non-member countries aimed at addressing the market's decline drew thin attendance from outside the exporter group on Wednesday, with only five non-OPEC nations present.

Mexico is planning to quadruple its wind power capacity as part of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s effort to transform the country’s energy industry.

KAMPALA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Uganda will raise consumer electricity prices by 17 percent this quarter due to the sharp weakening of the local currency, the energy regulator said.

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