Philippines considers SMRs and reviving Bataan NPP
Carlo Arcilla, director of the Philippines Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has said the government could simultaneously pursue efforts to rehabilitate and commission the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) while also developing plans to build new small modular reactors (SMRs).
Philippine government expert urges adoption of small nuclear reactors
Carlo Arcilla, director of the Department of Science and Technology, said the advanced nuclear reactors could provide the country with continuous energy with zero pollution. As the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the inclusion of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix, the government’s nuclear science chief is pushing for the adoption […]
Marcos tackles food security, climate change with European envoys
Food security, climate change, and renewable energy were among the topics discussed by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos with ambassadors from Spain, Morocco, and Germany during separate meetings on Tuesday morning.
MVP: Clearer policies needed to build more power plants
The country needs to build more power plants to meet the ever-growing power demand and to create a truly liberal electricity spot market, but government must lay down clearer policies on the generation mix, business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan said.
Philippines: 100% tax free? What you need to know about the new EV law
Electric vehicles are exorbitantly priced in the Philippines, sometimes double their US retail price. Example: Nissan Leaf, a plug-in electric vehicle (EV), still costs about today Php3 million pesos ($56,000, about Dh210,000) in the Philippines.
Fossil gas expansion seen to worsen energy security
Southeast Asia is becoming Asia’s fossil gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub, with the Philippines having one of the largest planned gas power expansion and LNG import terminals. However, this massive fossil gas expansion is seen as a threat as it will worsen the region’s energy security and dependence on imported fuel, based on a […]
Solar net-metered community launched in Cavite
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson Agnes Devanadera led the launching of the Philippines’ first solar net-metered community here at Via Verde in Barangay Cabuco, on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Razon’s Malampaya entry good for power sector — Cusi
The planned acquisition by ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. of a controlling stake in the Malampaya gas-to-power project is a welcome development for the Philippine power sector, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Friday. On Thursday, Razon’s infrastructure arm, Prime Infra Holdings Inc., announced that the acquisition process of a controlling stake in the Malampaya project […]
