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

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.

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

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

20 Jun 2024 - 6:15AM

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

17 Jun 2024 - 11:18AM

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

The environment minister has called for “fundamental improvements” to CLP’s culture and electricity supply management system. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

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

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

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

Lawmakers have suggested a new penalty system to put pressure on energy firms such as CLP Power. Photo: Dickson Lee

McDonald’s prices to rise in Hong Kong by about 2.6% in new year

Fast-food giant McDonald’s is blaming the high cost of Hong Kong labour, global consumer goods and food for rising operating expenses.

30 Dec 2023 - 3:25PM

Hong Kong power price rises will be lower than inflation, environment chief says

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan also reveals authorities exploring possibility of building nuclear plant over border to supply city with energy by 2035.

27 Dec 2023 - 2:34PM

Editorial | Cuts by Hong Kong power giants offer light relief for those left to struggle

Firms’ decision will provide respite for city businesses and households, but they could have done more under a system seen as increasingly unfair.

30 Nov 2023 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong energy users remain at the mercy of two power giants: HK Electric, which serves Hong Kong Island, and CLP Power, which covers Kowloon, the New Territories and most outlying islands. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong lawmakers slam new penalty structure for power outages as ‘numbers game’

Existing reward structure for restoring power may offset effects of new penalty, lawmaker Edward Leung Hei says.

29 Nov 2023 - 9:42PM

The new penalty mechanism aims to address public concerns over major power disruptions. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong’s CLP Power and HK Electric to cut charges by up to 16%

Residential bills for CLP Power to be cut by 7.4 per cent while those for HK Electric by 16 per cent starting in January, compared with a year ago.

28 Nov 2023 - 11:01PM

Letters | Hong Kong’s zero-carbon goal is just as vital as cheap power

Readers discuss the upcoming review of the agreements that regulate electricity supply in Hong Kong, the relaxation of visa requirements to China, the merits of having an integrated health app, and the aborted taxi driver strike.

28 Nov 2023 - 11:30AM

Help for needy as Hong Kong power firms set to reveal tariff plans for 2024

CLP Power says it will budget HK$70 million to support low-income families in 2024 while HK Electric has earmarked HK$55 million for initiatives.

28 Nov 2023 - 7:11AM

Hong Kong’s two power companies supply different parts of the city. Photo: Edmond So

Here are a few Hong Kong companies that began before the Post in 1903

At least a dozen of those companies that preceded the 1903 birth year of the South China Morning Post remain to this day.

15 Nov 2023 - 6:26PMvideocam

A.S. Watson chemist in Alexandra House, Central, in the early 20th century. Photo: courtesy AS Watson

Editorial | Inquest into 2012 Hong Kong ferry disaster a necessary step to bring closure

Relatives of those who died have faced a long, hard battle for the truth and now, finally, they will get the proper inquiry that they desire and deserve.

28 Jul 2023 - 6:15AMvideocam

Explainer | Can the shadow cast by the 2012 Lamma IV sinking at last be lifted?

A High Court ruling after a years-long fight that an inquest should be held into the Lamma IV maritime disaster is welcomed by campaigners

28 Jul 2023 - 3:54PM

Power bill cuts not enough to help Hong Kong Island’s poorest residents: NGO

HK Electric to cut surcharge by 15.5 per cent over January levels as global fuel prices fall, but Sze Lai-shan of Society for Community Organisation says more relief needed for residents living in subdivided flats.

27 Jul 2023 - 9:07AM

About one-fifth of the city’s 108,000 subdivided flats are on Hong Kong Island, with most in Eastern district, which includes Fortress Hill, Sai Wan Ho and Shau Kei Wan. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong court orders coroner’s inquest into 2012 Lamma ferry crash

‘It’s the first time in so many years that I’m able to smile again in front of the cameras,’ Alice Leung, who lost her brother in crash says.

26 Jul 2023 - 10:15PMvideocam

Opinion | In reviewing power deals, Hong Kong can seize chance to limit climate impact

Hong Kong’s upcoming review of the scheme of control agreements with the city’s two power companies presents an excellent opportunity to take drastic action towards a more sustainable future.

26 May 2023 - 8:15AMvideocam

Firm blames Hong Kong blackout on staff lacking alertness, poor cable labelling

About 44,000 households were affected during the incident on April 19.

16 May 2023 - 12:23AM

The power outage knocked out a number of traffic lights on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Harvey Kong

Opinion | Government efficiency is good but people’s concerns must not be ignored

Xia Baolong’s visit is a taste of how Beijing-Hong Kong politics will work, with greater stability and efficiency. But there must be more assurance that people’s voices are heard and given due consideration.

23 Apr 2023 - 2:30PMvideocam

Accompanied by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Xia Baolong, director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, visits the University of Hong Kong during the last day of his six-day trip on April 18. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong energy firm should give back power outage quick-fix reward: minister

‘I have suggested to HK Electric that they have to give back their reward to residents in case they have got one,’ city’s environmental minister says.

21 Apr 2023 - 7:59PM

Major Hong Kong power cut caused by use of 10-year-old backup cable

Staff at Cyberport switching station connected a backup cable last used a decade ago by mistake.

21 Apr 2023 - 8:57AM

Shops at 2 MTR stations left in the dark after power outage in Hong Kong

Some restaurants continued to serve customers in dark, while many shops only accepted cash.

19 Apr 2023 - 11:40PM

MTR shops were left in the dark on Wednesday, hours after a power outage. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hongkongers to receive 1st instalment of HK$1,000 electricity subsidy in June

Subsidy for offsetting billed electricity charges will be rolled out in 12 instalments, paper submitted to lawmakers says.

5 Apr 2023 - 3:39AM

The scheme was among relief measures unveiled in Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s budget announced in February. Photo: May Tse

Why are Hong Kong lawmakers demanding change, scrutiny of power companies?

Environment minister says that while the government sees urgency to suppress price increases, any changes to existing agreements must be backed by power firms.

31 Mar 2023 - 9:00AM

Hong Kong power firms urged to share risks of global fuel price increases

CLP Power and HK Electric say electricity tariffs lagged behind real-time fuel prices because of way they pegged their natural gas contracts.

28 Mar 2023 - 9:06AM

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HK Electric

HK Electric (formerly Hongkong Electric) is one of Hong Kong's two major electricity providers. It is controlled by multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has five core businesses ‐ ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications in over 50 countries. The conglomerate is headed by Li Ka-shing, one of Asia’s wealthiest men, who has been nicknamed “Superman” because of his investment prowess.

last updated:

23 August, 2024