Hong Kong

CLP will supply power to Hong Kong from Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station for another 20 years from 2014. This was made possible by the approval of a contract extension by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

The realisation of renewable energy in Hong Kong progressed after the EIA's approval of CLP and Wind Prospect's proposed offshore wind farm project. It signifies that building a commercial scale offshore wind farm of up to 200MW in the south-eastern waters of Hong Kong is environmentally acceptable.

HK Electric commissioned a flue gas desulphurisation plant and a low Nitrogen Oxides System for its coal-fired generation Unit 5. It marked the completion of the first of a two-phase emission reduction programme.

Loans to finance business customers of CLP Hong Kong and Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd. for energy efficiency are now available at HSBC.

The feasibility study for a 200MW wind farm in the southeastern waters of Hong Kong is now subject to public scrutiny.

CLP electricity sales for the first quarter in Hong Kong and Chinese mainland decreased by 8.9 percent to 6,891GWh.

HK Electric is persuading caterers to switch to electric cooking. In the biennial HOFEX 2009 Exhibition, HK Electric is putting on its "Five-star Green Electric Kitchen" demonstration, showing how electric cooking equipment helps the catering industry save energy and operating costs, while improving efficiency and productivity.

Until 15 August, schools may submit project proposals in renewable energy through the HK Electric Clean Energy Fund. The Fund has $1 million.

CLP Holdings has been added to the Global Dow and has entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific 40 Index.

Hongkong Electric increased profitability in both its local and international operations in 2008.