Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is a renewable energy project built during the regime of

former president Marcos. It is one of the renewable projects that will supply power to the
country, but there are a lot of issues and safety concerns regarding reopening the
power plant. It is a long debate in the House of Representatives and Senate if it is
necessary to reopen or foreclose the infrastructure. The Philippines also faces a
deteriorating power supply the price of oil in the market is three times higher than the
last year's price. In such a state addressing the economic problem of lack of power
supply will be rebuilding renewable power plants is one of the solutions to store and
supply, especially in a provincial area.

One of the pros of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plants is a reliable source of electricity.
According to Marcelo, the BNPP has 620 megawatts (MW) 10 percent of the country's
total project demand may be covered. This amount of electricity will help the country to
have enough supply and cover the lack of electricity in provinces. Second is much
cheaper than coal, with 1.7 million tons of coal needed to generate electricity every year
the current price of coal is $117 or Php 6,497 the cost is much higher to cover the entire
supply of electricity in the Philippines. It will cut the cost of electricity charges as it is
much cheaper and people can afford to buy the electricity.

However, there are issues necessary to look upon and consider for the safety and
interest of the country. One of the cons is fear of a Fukushima repeat, on March 11,
2011, a major earthquake happened followed by a tsunami the three reactors of the
power plant exploded, releasing intense harmful radioactive. The concern of repeating
events for the possible is one to look out for, it is safe to say that our country is not fully
equipped to cover the expense of environmental safety and the health of the people and
species. Second is the cost of rebuilding the project after it's paid debts, we must
remember that $2.3 billion in debts were paid during the administration of Cory Aquino
the amount of money was no joke. It causes many problems, especially in the economic
budget for plans and infrastructure throughout the years.
In my opinion, reopening BNPP is not necessary at today's present time. A lot of
economic issues are far from more important, especially since we are at the stage of
recovery after the pandemic. The government needs to consider if we can afford to
restore the power plant even though other countries offer to help to “fund” the
rehabilitation of BNPP it will be added to another deficit in our country. Also, it will not
guarantee that there will be no price hike or permanently low price charges, it will only
give false hope to the consumers.