MANILA, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is conducting a study to explore the feasibility of using the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) as a hyperscale data center.

DICT Secretary Henry Aguda told reporters Wednesday night that the mothballed power plant has the necessary facilities to cater to a large-scale data center, including infrastructure, a suitable location, and fiber optic connectivity, among others.

He said they would finish their technical feasibility study once the study being done by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA Philippines) is finished.

The KOICA Philippines study, being done in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), aims to check the feasibili...