New Build

Philippines / Energy Company Wants Nuclear For Off-Grid Areas

By David Dalton
19 August 2019

New firm wants overseas investors for projects in the Sulu archipelago
Energy Company Wants Nuclear For Off-Grid Areas
The only nuclear station in the Philippines is at Bataan, but it never began operation.
An energy company in the Philippines said nuclear power offers “a great opportunity” for isolated, off-grid areas of the country such as the Sulu archipelago, a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 km south of the capital Manila.Benjamin Loong, president of Sulu Sea Energy Resources Development Corporation told the Manila-based Business Daily newspaper that the company is considering nuclear for the area as it looks at expanding power sources for a region that is isolated from the mainland grid.

Want to know more?
Sign up.

Pen Use this content

Tags


Related