By Lenie Lectura – November 21, 2017 from Business Mirror A lawmaker has expressed concern over the looming possibility of reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), saying the mothballed power facility has “no place in the future of Philippine nuclear energy.” Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian, also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said he welcomes the cooperation deal between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Russian Federation State Atomic Energy Corp. (Rosatom). Last week the DOE […]

By Lenie Lectura – November 21, 2017 from Business Mirror A proposed Department of Energy (DOE) policy meant to ensure that energy-related facilities are resilient enough to continue providing power in case of disasters will entail additional investments on industry players, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) told the agency. Meralco, in a comment submitted to the agency, said the adoption of resiliency measures will require additional capital expenditures (capex) and operational expenditures (opex). As such, distribution utilities (DUs), such as […]