A Samsung Group unit may build a $2 billion electronics plant in the Philippines' Clark Freeport Zone provided its power supply is assured, Manila Standard Today reported, citing unidentified people.

The government is taking steps to boost power supply to Clark, the newspaper said. Clark is a former U.S. Air Force base 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Manila. Samsung Electronics Co. has a plant in Calamba, 54 kilometers south of the capital.

Samsung Electronics, the flagship unit of the group, said in a statement in Seoul today that the company is considering various investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, though no decision has been made.

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