| By Donnabelle L. Gatdula (The Philippine Star) Updated November 11, 2010 12:00 AM |
MANILA, Philippines - Nuclear energy developers from around the world are expected to convene in Manila next month for the first Nuclear Energy Forum in the country.
The event will also include a site tour to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) on Dec. 11, 2010. The mothballed plant is ASEAN’s only fully built nuclear power plant.
The discussions aim to address an urgent power generation gap that is already impacting the Philippine economy with rotating three-hour outages in Metro Manila, the country’s political and economic capital.
Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said fixing the power supply crunch is at the top of his marching orders from President Aquino.
“The plan is to move as fast as we can, as soon as we can. Our plan is to try to do whatever we can to encourage more investments in the energy sector,” he said.
Accordingly, the Philippine Energy Plan 2007-2014 indicates room for the BNPP as well as four more nuclear plants, the earliest to be commissioned by 2015.
Nuclear power is expected to provide about 3,000 megawatts in generation capacity for the Philippines, with total capacity building planned at 15,000 MW by 2018.
The event will also include a site tour to the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) on Dec. 11, 2010. The mothballed plant is ASEAN’s only fully built nuclear power plant.
The discussions aim to address an urgent power generation gap that is already impacting the Philippine economy with rotating three-hour outages in Metro Manila, the country’s political and economic capital.
Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said fixing the power supply crunch is at the top of his marching orders from President Aquino.
“The plan is to move as fast as we can, as soon as we can. Our plan is to try to do whatever we can to encourage more investments in the energy sector,” he said.
Accordingly, the Philippine Energy Plan 2007-2014 indicates room for the BNPP as well as four more nuclear plants, the earliest to be commissioned by 2015.
Nuclear power is expected to provide about 3,000 megawatts in generation capacity for the Philippines, with total capacity building planned at 15,000 MW by 2018.
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