The Philippines is considering a target of 2,400 MW of nuclear power capacity – including as many as eight small modular reactors – by 2035, a goal which the government could incorporate into its federal energy planning.

“We are running our numbers in terms of reliability cost,” Michael Sinocruz, director of the energy policy and planning bureau, said in a virtual forum hosted by the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“Right now, we don’t have a fixed number in terms of capacity.”