The Philippines and the United States have formally launched the inaugural of US-Philippines Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD) to strengthen the
The US State Department said its Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Laura Lochman, and the US Department of Energy’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas Beth Urbanas co-led the US delegation, while Philippine Energy Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Felix William Fuentebella led the Philippine delegation.
“The discussion reinforced the role of energy cooperation in strengthening the US-Philippines partnership and focused on accelerating the deployment of renewable energy, modernizing and expanding transmission, and reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels,” it said. The US State Department said that both countries reaffirmed the importance of nuclear energy as a key contributor to energy security.
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