A team of 35 seasoned executives and senior associates with extensive nuclear experience has been assembled to support and offer assistance to Philippine utilities, construction companies, and the Philippine government. This team has been working for two years to date and has produced a wide range of documents, presentations, and related materials. We are positioned as subject matter experts ready to contribute and help shape the advancement of the Philippine’s nuclear initiatives. The core group performing engagement and business development in the Philippines has 130 years of nuclear experience and all have been working at a senior level in the industry. Together, all have over a century of international nuclear experience.
To guide DB2 in this endeavour we have assembled a Steering Committee comprised of seven senior executives in the nuclear industry in Canada. The Steering Committee is giving DB2 guidance on several topics and of course plans for assistance in developing nuclear in the Philippines. The experience of this group ranges from Chief Nuclear Officer, Project Director, others who have developed governance and policy, and several with mega project financial experience.The team of subject matter experts assembled to work with DB2 have in total almost 1000 years of nuclear experience. We are a group of Canadians with senior nuclear industry experience who are here to help develop nuclear power in the Philippines.
Currently, the Philippines houses a 621 MWe Westinghouse reactor near Manila in Bataan, built from 1976 to 1984. Despite its completed construction, the reactor has never been fuelled or operated. There is interest in bolstering the country's energy supply, with options ranging from deploying the Bataan reactor to deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) or new medium-sized reactors. The Philippines Nuclear Research Institute also operates a 3 MWth open pool research reactor.
The Philippines is one of 33 countries who have now signed the tripling of nuclear energy pledge initiated at COP28. In this pledge the signatory countries support the plan to triple global nuclear energy. The country is well suited to nuclear energy with a large and dense population of 15 million in Manila. Moreover, with about 7000 islands the Philippines is also a perfect fit for Small Modular Reactors of many sizes.
To guide DB2 in this endeavour we have assembled a Steering Committee comprised of seven senior executives in the nuclear industry in Canada. The Steering Committee is giving DB2 guidance on several topics and of course plans for assistance in developing nuclear in the Philippines. The experience of this group ranges from Chief Nuclear Officer, Project Director, others who have developed governance and policy, and several with mega project financial experience.The team of subject matter experts assembled to work with DB2 have in total almost 1000 years of nuclear experience. We are a group of Canadians with senior nuclear industry experience who are here to help develop nuclear power in the Philippines.
Currently, the Philippines houses a 621 MWe Westinghouse reactor near Manila in Bataan, built from 1976 to 1984. Despite its completed construction, the reactor has never been fuelled or operated. There is interest in bolstering the country's energy supply, with options ranging from deploying the Bataan reactor to deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) or new medium-sized reactors. The Philippines Nuclear Research Institute also operates a 3 MWth open pool research reactor.
The Philippines is one of 33 countries who have now signed the tripling of nuclear energy pledge initiated at COP28. In this pledge the signatory countries support the plan to triple global nuclear energy. The country is well suited to nuclear energy with a large and dense population of 15 million in Manila. Moreover, with about 7000 islands the Philippines is also a perfect fit for Small Modular Reactors of many sizes.
Image and content originally published by Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Ottawa, Canada.
"05 March 2024, Ottawa – Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria accompanied a delegation of Philippine energy regulators, experts and representatives in meetings with Canada’s nuclear energy institutions in Ottawa. The delegation met with senior officials from Global Affairs Canada’s International Trade, Natural Resources Canada, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission who briefed them on Canada’s nuclear energy technology and their history in safely assisting other countries develop their own nuclear energy capacity. The delegation also met with senior executives from the Canadian Commercial Corporation and Export Development Canada to look at the ways Canada can assist the Philippines in importing the technology.
The Philippine delegation includes senior leadership from the Department of Energy, Department of Science and Technology, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, and senior executives from AboitizPower, Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), and Prime Metro BMD Corporation. The delegation visit is organized by Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service and includes meetings with Canadian nuclear energy companies and site visits to nuclear facilities in Ontario and Saskatchewan." (GOV.PH)
Below, the trade mission meets with the DB2 team in Toronto.
On March 7, 2024 at the Ajax Convention Centre in Ontario, DB2 Consulting was among several companies who met with the incoming Philippines nuclear trade mission and discussed the Philippines' entry into the nuclear market. The trade mission involved 17 members, including senior government officials, CEO's of several energy companies and the Trade Commission Service. Overall, DB2 was very well received and further business discussions continue.
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1,200-MW nuclear power capacity using SMR technologies eyed in 2032February 23, 2024
The Department of Energy aims to achieve a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power capacity by 2032 through SMR technologies, as confirmed by top officials. Manila Electric Company and AboitizPower Corp. are exploring partnerships with American firms to introduce micro-modular reactors, while discussions continue on the viability of conventional nuclear reactors like the Bataan Power Plant.
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GMA Integrated News: Philippines to include nuclear in energy mix in next 10 yearsDecember 13, 2023
The Philippines plans to introduce nuclear power within the next decade, pending finalization of a roadmap by the Department of Energy (DOE). The President aims to pass a supporting law in 2024 and is considering advanced micro nuclear fuel technology. The DOE estimates a 10-year timeline to build a functional nuclear power plant, with feasibility studies and safety measures in focus.
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World Nuclear Association: Nuclear Power in the PhillippinesUpdated February 2023
"In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the Philippines began construction of a nuclear power plant. The 621 MWe Westinghouse unit at Bataan was completed in 1984 but never commissioned. With electricity demand expected to more than triple by 2040, energy security is a stated priority for the government. The country is exploring the feasibility of a nuclear power programme, including the possible revival of the Bataan project or constructing a small modular reactor." (WNA, 2023)
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