Energy secretary Sharon Garin said the Marcos administration hopes to have a commercially operational nuclear power plant in less than a decade.
"We aim to have commercially operational nuclear power plants by 2032 with at least 1,200 megawatts initially entering the country's power mix, to increase to 4,800 megawatts by 2050 gradually," the Department of Energy said in a statement at the 68th Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria.
As head of the Philippine delegation, Garin told the IAEA that 2024 is a banner year for the country after completing its nuclear energy roadmap charts, which Guarin described as the "way forward throughout the Milestones approach."
"With the mandate from President Marcos Jr., we are laying a solid foundation for a sustainable nuclear energy program in the Philippines that will ensure utmost safety not just for Filipinos but also for the rest of the world," Garin said.
She added that the DOE's priorities include reinforcing and preventing the erosion of a non-proliferation regime, the existential threat of climate change, and the injustice of poverty, disease, and hunger.
She then reaffirmed the country's strong support for the peaceful use of atomic energy while ensuring nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation.
"Our country's longstanding position is that the pillar of peaceful uses of atomic energy should be co-equal and not ancillary to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation," added Garin.
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