E.O. 164 of Pres. Duterte has stipulated that the country’s need for baseload electricity supply shall be plugged by nuclear power facilities, which will serve as replacement to the targeted eventual phaseout of coal-fired electric generating assets READ:
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 serve as replacement to the targeted eventual phaseout of coal-fired electric generating assets.
EO 164 touted that based on the experience of other developed and emerging countries, nuclear power has been serving as efficient and reliable source of electricity supply that underpinned their economic growths. “The State envisions nuclear power as a viable component to bridge the gap between rising energy demands and supply, taking into account learnings from the past, national, social and economic development pathways, as well as international legal and regulatory frameworks,” the EO stated.
In a briefing with reporters, Energy Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. noted that the Presidential EO sets the tone for the crafting of policy as well as regulatory frameworks that will eventually govern nuclear power developments in the country.
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