PH studying China’s offer for nuclear power tieup

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 8, 2023, 7:10 pm
from manilastandard.net

The Philippines is studying the offer of China for a possible nuclear energy partnership, which is an offshoot of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to Beijing, an energy official said Wednesday.

“We received a cooperation for nuclear [from China] after PBBM’s state visit. In general, it’s a nuclear energy cooperation,” Department of Energy director for energy policy and planning bureau Michael Sinocruz said at the sidelines of Powertrends 2023 Energy forum.

Sinocruz said the nuclear energy partnership would be under “government-to-government.”

“We have not discussed what will be the coverage of the energy cooperation,” he said.

Sinocruz said studies were ongoing for the inclusion of nuclear in the power generation mix under updated Philippine Energy Plan, which may be extended until 2050.

The latest PEP covers the period 2020 to 2030.