February 7, 2024

Nuclear regulatory overhaul signals gov’t gearing up to hit 2,400-MW target by 2032

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – February 6, 2024 | 8:41 pm from Business World PNRI.DOST.GOV.PH THE creation of a nuclear energy program coordinating committee (NEP-CC) will ramp up preparations to hit an ambitious 2,400-megawatt (MW) target by 2032, analysts said. […]
November 15, 2023

ABAC seeks financing collaboration for nuclear

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 14, 2023, 8:35 pm from manilastandard.net The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on Tuesday called for collaboration with APEC economies and partners to finance the construction of sustainable nuclear power plants to reduce […]
October 10, 2023

Australian firms express interest in PPP for Philippine 40-MW gas-cooled reactor

By Justine Irish D. Tabile – October 9, 2023 | 8:36 pm from Business World IAEA -CNNC   THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Australian companies have expressed interest in entering into a public-private partnership (PPP) for a […]
March 4, 2022

Duterte wants nuclear power to replace coal plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 3, 2022, 3:16 PM from Manila Bulletin Newly-issued Executive Order 164 of President Rodrigo Duterte has stipulated that the country’s need for baseload electricity supply shall be plugged by nuclear power facilities, which will […]