Its
inevitable for a country to be progressive that has a stable source of energy.
A virtual game changer, not since the late President Ferdinand Marcos has the
foresight of the country having its own nuclear energy.
President
Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) 164 that now includes the
potential of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix.
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EO 164 was signed by the Chief
Executive last February 28.
“This policy is the start of the
national nuclear power program,” said Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary
Gerardo Erguiza Jr. in a press conference.
Under the new policy, it stated that
the country “shall ensure the peaceful use of nuclear technology anchored on
critical tenets of public safety, national security, energy self-sufficiency,
and environmental sustainability”.
Duterte issued the policy following the
recommendation of the Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee (NEP-IAC),
which conducted a pre-feasibility study and public consultation on the matter.
Through EO 164, the Chief Executive has
recognized that nuclear power can be a reliable, cost-competitive, and
environment-friendly source of energy based on the experience of highly
developed countries.
“For the country to achieve its
sustained growth targets, it must ensure that it has a reliable, secure,
sustainable, quality and affordable electricity supply, including sufficient
reserve to guarantee that there will be no disruptions in the power supply,”
the policy read.
It added the use of nuclear energy will
address the increasing demand for clean energy, rising by 4.4 percent annually,
or an additional capacity of 68 gigawatts by 2040.
The EO still included the Bataan
Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in the national nuclear program, but other nuclear
power installations will be pursued.
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