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CLP Power has said its technicians are investigating the voltage dip. Photo: Edmond So

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts

CLP Power confirms 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced voltage dip for 0.1 seconds on Monday morning.

25 Nov 2024 - 3:41PM

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | World’s largest hedge fund CIO buys HK$95 million home in Hong Kong

20 Nov 2024 - 9:14PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hongkongers to pay nearly 1% more for electricity next year

19 Nov 2024 - 10:04PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong power firms vow HK$310 million of relief measures for residents

Low-income households and NGOs the target of some measures to be rolled out by CLP Power and HK Electric.

16 Nov 2024 - 9:56PM

Subsidies for replacing air conditioners are among the relief measures. Photo: Eugene Lee

Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP, says CEO

6 Nov 2024 - 11:11AM

Hong Kong economy

‘Hong Kong is agile, energetic’: don’t underrate ourselves, tycoon Kadoorie says

Media-shy energy and hotel tycoon Kadoorie and his son and heir apparent Philip discuss future of country’s economy in rare interview.

26 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong Kadoorie family feud with ex-in-house lawyer spills into public domain

Golden handshake worth HK$25 million, annual HK$8 million consultancy contract and 500 emails of accusations at centre of legal tussle.

8 Sep 2024 - 3:56PM

Tycoon Michael Kadoorie (left) and son Philip. He is ranked the 13th richest person in Hong Kong in 2024 by Forbes with an estimated net worth of US$6.6 billion. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP told to submit report after power outage hits 1,400 households

Blaze in meter room at Po Kan House in Po Lam Estate knocked out power to 1,470 households on Thursday.

10 Aug 2024 - 1:21AM

Energy

CLP to tap more nuclear power to meet Hong Kong’s climate goals

The larger of the city’s two power utilities reported first-half earnings growth of 17.6 per cent to HK$5.95 billion (US$762 million).

5 Aug 2024 - 6:30PM

Bonds

Hong Kong’s CLP Power leaps into Australian market with US$339m Kangaroo bond

City’s biggest electricity provider launches three-year bond, the first such foray by a Hong Kong commercial entity into Australian market.

15 Jul 2024 - 10:40PM

Kangaroo bonds are Australian dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign entities in Australia. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP Power apologises after latest voltage dip hits Sham Shui Po

Drop in voltage occurs just hours after utility submitted report to authorities over power outage last month, blaming external factors.

10 Jul 2024 - 7:44PM

Some households in Sham Shui Po may have experienced lights dimming or flickering during the voltage dip, the utility has said. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s CLP Power blames external factors for major power outage in June

City’s largest energy provider says two underground cables supplying power to Wong Tai Sin district had joints with degraded insulation.

9 Jul 2024 - 10:22PM

Hong Kong weather

Explainer | From thunderstorms to heatwaves: can Hong Kong’s infrastructure handle the strain?

The Post explores how extreme weather is testing the city’s infrastructure with the storm season approaching.

26 Jun 2024 - 9:02AM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s John Lee demands probe into airport flight display system failure

‘I must again emphasise that Hong Kong International Airport forms an important part of the city’s competitiveness,’ John Lee says.

25 Jun 2024 - 4:30PM

Airport staff write departure times and gate numbers on whiteboards with marker pens during the computer glitch on Sunday. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP Power ‘should prioritise’ protective devices before storm season

Engineer calls for city’s main electricity supplier to prepare for lightning, flooding after voltage dips caused recent service disruptions.

24 Jun 2024 - 2:52PM

Hong Kong must enhance protective measures to avoid power cuts ahead of the storm season, says engineer. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s CLP Power ordered to weatherproof its network after service disrupted

Electricity supplier CLP says ‘unstable weather’ affected overhead power lines, causing a voltage dip which interrupted supply.

23 Jun 2024 - 11:14PM

Hong Kong

Editorial | CLP needs to amp up probe into worrying Hong Kong power outages

Government expresses “deep concern” after Wong Tai Sin blackout, the latest in a string of outages in Hong Kong that have yet to be adequately reviewed and explained

20 Jun 2024 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong power companies’ apologies aren’t enough after outages

Recent power outages provide an opportune time for the government to reassess its relationship with Hong Kong’s electricity providers.

17 Jun 2024 - 11:18AM

CLP Power workers carry out maintenance outside Lung Kwong House, in Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, on June 13. The power company said a fault in an 11,000-volt underground cable in Wong Tai Sin caused power supply disruptions that left many customers in the dark. Photo: Jelly Tse

Accidents and personal safety

Explainer | Hong Kong’s CLP ‘on the decline’? String of disruptions sparks calls for change

Power utility to conduct review after latest outage, with some lawmakers raising questions over new incentive-punishment mechanism.

25 Jun 2024 - 3:41PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong tells CLP to review all power cuts over past 3 years after outage

Environment bureau expresses ‘deep concern’ and summons company’s boss to request ‘fundamental improvements’ to electricity supply.

14 Jun 2024 - 2:28AM

Hong Kong society

Power outage in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin plunges 2,250 households into darkness

Four cases of lift shutdowns reported, covering residential and industrial blocks and shopping centre in area.

13 Jun 2024 - 8:36AM

CLP engineers have been sent out for emergency repairs. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong economy

51,000 lifts in Hong Kong not fitted with voltage dip devices, officials reveal

Only 22,000 lifts in city are fitted with voltage dip mitigation devices allowing them to resume operations after self-inspection, government official say.

29 May 2024 - 3:24PM

Cable faults caused voltage dips and energy disruptions in Tsing Yi on two occasions at the start of the year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong seeks extra CLP Power fines for voltage dips as well as power cuts

Environment and Ecology Bureau says government ‘very concerned’ by string of CLP Power voltage falls in first part of year and proposes new penalty charges.

21 May 2024 - 12:01AM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong power firms ‘should be fined if voltage dips leave people stuck in lifts’

Legislators call for shake-up after series of voltage dips in recent months resulted in hundreds of people becoming trapped in lifts.

8 Apr 2024 - 9:44PM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s CLP ordered to submit report after voltage dip traps scores in lifts

Voltage dip also triggered 16 automatic fire alarms in Kowloon and the New Territories.

6 Apr 2024 - 10:49PM

A voltage dip occurred in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories for the second time in a week. Photo: Elson Li

Business of climate change

Hong Kong energy giant CLP takes the nuclear option to hit decarbonisation goals

CLP will source more nuclear energy from China’s Guangdong province to feed its power grid and sees business opportunities in decarbonisation as it phases out coal-based assets.

11 Mar 2024 - 1:45PM

CLP headquarters in Hong Kong’s Hung Hom. Photo: Edmond So

Business of climate change

CLP Holdings falls short of expectations despite sevenfold profit jump in 2023

Operator of Hong Kong’s largest power utility was buoyed by turnaround in fair value related to forward energy contracts, but still missed estimates for profit, revenue.

27 Feb 2024 - 3:10PM

Hong Kong economy

2 Hong Kong power outages in space of week caused by degraded parts, CLP says

CLP has submitted two reports to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department over the past week over the incidents, firm says.

28 Jan 2024 - 12:46AM

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CLP Group

CLP Group (its holding company is CLP Holdings Ltd) is an electricity company in Hong Kong with businesses in a number of Asian markets and Australia. Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndicate, its core business remains electricity generation, transmission, and retailing.

Chairman / President

Michael Kadoorie

CEO / Managing Director

Richard Lancaster

CFO / Finance Director

Chiang Tung Keung

Industry

Electricity

Website

clpgroup.com

Headquarters address

Hong Kong

Stock Code

SEHK: 0002

Year founded

1901

last updated:

23 August, 2024