The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to target 2,400 megawatts (MW) of nuclear capacity in order to support the country’s growth by 2035. The said proposal is part of the Philippine...
The Aboitiz Power Corporation is boosting its pitch for nuclear power as a way for the Philippines to achieve decarbonization. In a report by Manila Bulletin, Aboitiz Group first vice president and...
China has expressed its interest in integrating nuclear power into the Philippines’ energy mix, the Department of Energy (DOE) revealed. Energy Policy and Planning Bureau (EPPB) director Michael Sinocruz said that China...
The Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) is eyeing financial support from the United States government to conduct a feasibility study on the development of nuclear energy in the country. In a report by...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and Congress are looking to explore public-private partnerships (PPP) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) arrangements in order to deploy nuclear power technologies in the country. In a report by...
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) may enter the Philippines in two to six years, Senate Committee on Energy vice chairman Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian said that the legislative process on the country’s...
In compliance with the recently signed Nuclear Energy Program (NEP), the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is currently undergoing studies to help determine the next steps to take, the Climate Change Commission...
Despite the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Department of Energy (DOE) said that the country’s nuclear power deals with Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation would continue. “We don’t see...
Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi is set to travel to the United States to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US government to explore the development of small modular reactors (SMRs)...
Should the country decide to tap into nuclear power as a source of energy, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said he’s open to it, but is against the reopening of the controversial 621-megawatt (MW)...
