Macau

Chooses eight sites to meet rising electricity demand.

CEM launched an emergency and evacuation drill to assess the effectiveness of the contingency plan and to enhance the emergency response and coordination ability in case of accidents. The entire drill went smoothly and showed satisfied response speed.

To ensure the smooth operation of the Macao-Guangdong interconnection network, a joint emergency drill was conducted between three concerned groups.

Macau's electricity consumption reached 1.198 billion kWh in the third quarter of 2011, according to the city's Statistics and Census Service.

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau - CEM, S.A. recently hosted the “16th Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau Power Industry Services Seminar” with around 100 delegates from over 20 areas.

CEM predicted that Macau's total power consumption will rise up to 5%.

CEM is reviewing the condition of the power network and defining a medium and long-term development plan to reinforce the network reliability. This is to further ensure the reliability of power supply to be in line with the surge of electricity consumption.

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will build a 726MW gas-based thermal power project in the state of Tripura.

To cope with the Hengqin overall development plan and the related municipal construction projects, the natural gas importation to Macao will be temporarily suspended starting from 1 June 2011 for 190 days.

 

Macao SAR and Companhia de Electricidade de Macau have signed the Power Supply Contract Extension for 15 years. This significant event reaffirms the long and successful cooperation between the Macao SAR and CEM for the benefit of the Macao community.

CEM joined hands with Kong Fook On Building Management Committee to hold a seminar entitled “Harmonious Community and Safe Use of Electricity”.

CEM enhanced the energy-saving knowledge of customers from the hotel and food industries with their “Energy Conservation Experience Sharing Seminar”.

Macau reduced its power importation from Guangdong in half to cope with repairs at the Zhuhai Supply Bureau.

CEM help edimprove citizens’ understanding of safe electricity usage by putting up propaganda posters. The efforts focused on the importance of regular inspection, maintenance of communal electrical installation, and knowledge of management of public power equipments, as well as the rights and responsibilities of the customers.

CEM temporarily lowered its power importation from Guangdong in half due to a safety fault the transmission towers in Zhuhai.