PH’s first nuclear power plant may only come online by 2038

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s dream of having the first nuclear-generated electricity may not arrive until 2038, much later than his target of 2032. Based on draft guidelines crafted by the Department of Energy (DOE), the Philippines’ pioneer nuclear power plant would follow a 10-year staggered delivery program, which would not begin until 2038. READ: MUFG open to financing PH nuclear projects backed by Japan President Marcos Jr. hopes to revive the country’s nuclear ambitions by mandating the inclusion of nuclear energy in the electricity mix. His father, the late President Marcos Sr., led the construction of the mothballed […]... Keep on reading: PH’s first nuclear power plant may only come online by 2038