Policy Brief Senate Economic Planning Office Powering the Future: Are We Ready for Nuclear Energy?
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Senate Economic Planning Office provides analysis and discussion on important socioeconomic issues as inputs to the work of Senators and Senate Officials. The SEPO Policy Brief is also available at www.senate.gov.ph. Energy security is vital in achieving the government's goal of spurring economic activity to create livelihood and employment for 88.6 million Filipinos, a third of which are currently living below the poverty threshold (National Statistics Office, 2009). Based on existing power supply and demand projections, the Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that power shortages will affect the Visayas this year, Luzon by 2010, and Mindanao by 2011 unless new generation capacity is added (Table 1). The demand for electricity is expected to increase even further in light of the country's growing population, currently pegged at 2 percent per year (NSO, 2009). Concerns over the long-term availability and cost of electricity have renewed the government's interest in nuclear energy. However, questions remain on the readiness of the country's scientific, regulatory and institutional frameworks to develop and oversee a domestic nuclear energy program.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009