PNPP Privatization Sparks Concerns Over Recommissioning Delays
Philippine lawmaker Mark O. Cojuangco opposes the proposed privatization of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP), urging the government to present a concrete recommissioning plan and warning that privatization could delay energy supply.
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