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Philippines to revive nuclear energy program to help replace coal plants
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MANILA, 04 March 2022, (TON): The Philippines announced that it will develop a nuclear power program to include atomic power in its energy mix, as it prepares for a phaseout of coal-fired power plants.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order approving the program on Feb. 28. Released, the policy aims to ensure affordable electricity in a country that regularly suffers power outages and where tariffs are high.
The order said "the national government commits to the introduction of nuclear power energy into the State’s energy mix for power generation.”
"The State envisions nuclear power as a viable alternative baseload power source along with alternative energy resources, to address the projected decline of coal-fired power plants."
Coal is the main source of electricity in the Philippines, accounting for more than half of the country’s power generation.
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