{"id":19854,"date":"2014-07-23T11:45:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T03:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=19854"},"modified":"2014-07-23T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T03:45:41","slug":"government-might-consider-proposal-for-bataan-nuclear-power-plant-conversion-palace-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/07\/23\/government-might-consider-proposal-for-bataan-nuclear-power-plant-conversion-palace-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Government might consider proposal for Bataan Nuclear Power Plant conversion, Palace says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_19858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19858\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bataan_Nuclear_Powerplant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19858\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bataan_Nuclear_Powerplant-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bataan Nuclear Power Plant \/ Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bataan_Nuclear_Powerplant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bataan_Nuclear_Powerplant.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bataan Nuclear Power Plant \/ Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">MANILA &#8212; The government will look into proposals to convert the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) into a natural gas-powered facility to ease the country&#8217;s growing demand for energy, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&#8220;Mainam na pag-aralan ang panukalang iyan, kung ito ay posible at kapaki-pakinabang,&#8221; Coloma said when asked if the government is willing to consider a proposal in Congress to convert the mothballed nuclear plant into a gas-fired plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The suggestion to convert the BNPP has been raised before, he said, adding that there is a need to reassess a previous study to know if the proposal is viable for the government and interested investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Proponents of the conversion of the BNPP have said that operating the plant would be easy because the country has natural gas in Palawan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Instead of spending P26 million annually on the plant\u2019s maintenance, the government could convert it to produce 1,800 megawatts of power, they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cIto ay naimungkahi ng ibang mga private investors, at dahil sa mga kadahilanang ito ay napapanahon na bigyan ito muli ng masusing pag-aaral,\u201d Coloma said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">A South Korean firm has also reportedly shown interest in converting the BNPP into a coal-powered plant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; 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