164 adding nuclear energy in the country’s power source mix, several countries had already offered to help the Philippines find a way to reduce the cost of electricity. But the most “concrete offer” was from South Korea, which offered to rehabilitate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) for $1 billion at their own cost, Arcilla said. Producing 24.5 gigawatts of nuclear energy from 23 reactors in 2021, South Korea is the sixth largest nuclear energy producer in the world. Arcilla, who has been involved in nuclear energy research for decades, said the significance of Executive Order No. In nuclear, we have to include the IAEA here.”RELATED STORIESDuterte signs EO for nuclear power use as alternative energy sourceICSC sees power supply shortage on election periodBrace for power and water shortages – lawmakerRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 06, 2022 05:13 UTC