https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/32371/feed The CLP Group is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific with diversified investments across Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland, Australia, India, Taiwan Region and Southeast Asia. Our operations span every major segment of the electricity value chain – from power generation, transmission and distribution to retail and smart energy services. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Four elderly women were injured among nearly 180 reports of people being trapped in lifts after a brief voltage dip in CLP Power’s network tripped building safety mechanisms in various districts across Hong Kong on Tuesday. The Fire Services Department said that from 1.10pm to 3pm, it received 179 reports of persons trapped in lifts and 40 fire alarms going off in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories. Residential and commercial buildings, hospitals, shopping centres, MTR stations and school... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370719/4-elderly-women-among-179-reported-trapped-lifts-after-power-dip-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370719/4-elderly-women-among-179-reported-trapped-lifts-after-power-dip-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:25:29 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Two power outages hit Hong Kong’s Ho Man Tin, the first lasting more than four hours overnight into Thursday, disrupting hotel operations and about 1,000 households. CLP Power, which supplies electricity to Kowloon and the New Territories, said equipment near Waterloo Road in Kowloon first malfunctioned at 11.18pm on Wednesday, affecting about 1,000 customers. “After CLP Power’s engineering personnel conducted an emergency repair and deployed some mobile electricity generators at the scene, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369415/hong-kong-power-outages-hit-ho-man-tin-disrupting-1000-households-and-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369415/hong-kong-power-outages-hit-ho-man-tin-disrupting-1000-households-and-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:19:36 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying HK Electric customers are set to pay less for electricity in October after the Hong Kong supplier cut its fuel charge for the first time in four months, but it warned that international energy prices remained volatile. CLP Power, the city’s other electricity supplier, will raise its energy prices next month. HK Electric, which mainly supplies Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island, said on Friday that its fuel clause charge would fall by 1.4 HK cents to 59.3 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368847/hk-electric-cut-fuel-charge-first-time-4-months-clp-raises-rate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368847/hk-electric-cut-fuel-charge-first-time-4-months-clp-raises-rate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:45:47 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Small and medium-sized businesses need subsidies to cope with soaring electricity costs as fuel surcharges imposed by Hong Kong’s two power suppliers have risen by up to 78.5 per cent due to the Middle East war, an industry leader and a lawmaker have said. HK Electric, which mainly supplies Hong Kong and Lamma islands, announced its fuel clause charge would increase by 5.9 per cent to 60.7 HK cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September. The company has raised the charge every month since June,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3365292/squeezed-further-calls-sme-energy-subsidies-power-fuel-surcharges-soar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3365292/squeezed-further-calls-sme-energy-subsidies-power-fuel-surcharges-soar?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:45:07 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Customers will face higher electricity bills next month as Hong Kong’s two power suppliers will raise fuel-related charges, with the firms blaming geopolitical tensions and volatility in international energy markets. As electricity costs rise, CLP Power and HK Electric have introduced rebate and relief schemes as grass-roots households face higher air-conditioning costs after a summer with an unusually high number of very hot days. HK Electric, which supplies electricity mainly to Hong Kong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365205/hong-kong-power-firms-raise-fuel-charges-september-amid-geopolitical-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365205/hong-kong-power-firms-raise-fuel-charges-september-amid-geopolitical-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:53:07 +0000 Leopold Chen,Edith Lin Leopold Chen,Edith Lin Power supply and air-conditioning disruptions during Hong Kong’s ongoing heatwave have affected estate residents, office workers and even a funeral parlour, as an expert warned that the higher energy demand caused by the weather could trigger outages in older districts. The city has grappled with an intense heatwave in recent days, with scorching temperatures driven by a southwesterly airstream. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday the maximum temperature recorded at its headquarters in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363653/power-ac-outages-hit-estate-office-building-and-funeral-home-amid-heatwave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363653/power-ac-outages-hit-estate-office-building-and-funeral-home-amid-heatwave?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:50:36 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Hong Kong authorities are considering lowering the threshold for activating higher-tier heat-stress warnings during exceptionally hot weather, following public criticism that the alert was not upgraded even as the city sweltered through its hottest day on record. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said on Tuesday that the warning system was currently more responsive to “muggy weather” than to conditions involving purely high temperatures and strong solar radiation, but the government... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363615/hong-kong-considers-lowering-heat-stress-warning-thresholds-amid-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363615/hong-kong-considers-lowering-heat-stress-warning-thresholds-amid-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:14:21 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu CLP Holdings, the parent company of Hong Kong’s largest energy firm, has posted an underlying profit of HK$5.73 billion (US$730.49 million) in the first half of 2026, a 9.7 per cent year-on-year rise, driven by growth in its local regulated business. The company also proceeded with a HK$2.5 billion investment to boost the electricity supply for the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Including one-off gains, mainly from the sale of the Jhajjar Power Station in India, the company’s net profit grew... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363152/clp-posts-hk573-billion-underlying-profit-first-half-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363152/clp-posts-hk573-billion-underlying-profit-first-half-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:19:27 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li A Hong Kong woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing electricity after a fire broke out in her Mong Kok flat, killing three cats and two dogs. Investigators said on Friday that the 56-year-old, surnamed Chan, had left her Tung Choi Street flat at about 6pm the previous day with the air conditioner running. The flat was believed to have caught fire due to a short circuit. She was apprehended after checks by power supplier CLP revealed irregularities in the flat’s electricity supply. Police... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3361709/woman-arrested-over-power-theft-after-hong-kong-flat-fire-kills-5-pets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3361709/woman-arrested-over-power-theft-after-hong-kong-flat-fire-kills-5-pets?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:13:47 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s legislature may review and tighten its code for members in light of the resignation of a lawmaker arrested for alleged drink-driving and failing to report an accident, its president has said. “We routinely review the code for Legislative Council members, usually during the latter stage of the term,” Starry Lee Wai-king said on Monday. “This incident will definitely serve as an important reference if we consider amending the code in the future.” William Wong Kam-fai, a lawmaker and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3359624/legco-could-tighten-members-code-after-william-wong-drink-driving-case-starry-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3359624/legco-could-tighten-members-code-after-william-wong-drink-driving-case-starry-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:02:59 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Hong Kong’s two major electricity suppliers will provide rebates to eligible households between August and October to reduce their bills and ease financial pressure after the US-Israel war on Iran pushed up energy prices. HK Electric said on Friday that it would provide a special subsidy of 8 HK cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for three consecutive months to residential customers with a monthly electricity consumption of 450 kWh or less. A spokesman said the initiative would benefit around half of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3358544/hong-kong-power-firms-give-residential-customers-rebates-bills-soar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3358544/hong-kong-power-firms-give-residential-customers-rebates-bills-soar?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:21:59 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Betty Yuen So Siu-mai, a non-executive director of Hong Kong power company CLP Holdings, has sold a luxury flat at Mid-Levels, joining a growing number of prominent owners taking advantage of improved market sentiment to dispose of high-end properties. Yuen sold a 1,943 sq ft home on the 11th floor of Po Garden at 9 Brewin Path for HK$51 million (US$6.5 million) in a transaction completed on Tuesday, Land Registry records showed. That translates to HK$26,248 per square foot and marks the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3355978/clp-director-betty-yuen-sells-mid-levels-flat-hong-kong-luxury-market-improves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3355978/clp-director-betty-yuen-sells-mid-levels-flat-hong-kong-luxury-market-improves?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:30:13 +0000 Matthew Cheng,Lo Hoi-ying Matthew Cheng,Lo Hoi-ying Domestic workers in Hong Kong are routinely banned from switching on air conditioning when working at home alone, union leaders have said, urging employers to allow helpers to use it during very hot weather. The issue surfaced last week after an employer drew widespread online criticism for scolding her domestic helper for switching on an air conditioner an hour earlier than household rules allowed, as an intense heatwave gripped the city. The Hong Kong Observatory said high temperatures would... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3355725/hong-kong-helpers-urge-employers-relax-air-con-ban-heatwave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3355725/hong-kong-helpers-urge-employers-relax-air-con-ban-heatwave?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:18 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Hong Kong has launched a new solar farm built on restored landfill in Tseung Kwan O that aims to cut carbon emissions by an amount equivalent to planting about 20,000 trees each year. Jointly developed by environmental services firm Veolia and developers Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) and Citic Pacific, with government support, the facility at the South East New Territories Landfill features about 1,850 solar panels spanning 140,000 square feet. Supported by the Environment and Ecology Bureau... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3355205/solar-so-good-hong-kongs-new-landfill-based-plant-can-power-360-homes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3355205/solar-so-good-hong-kongs-new-landfill-based-plant-can-power-360-homes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2026 12:54:08 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Customers of Hong Kong’s CLP Power are facing higher electricity bills in June, with the company increasing its fuel cost charge by 5.4 per cent from May, its third consecutive monthly rise. CLP Power, which serves more than 80 per cent of Hong Kong’s population, announced on Tuesday that its fuel cost adjustment for June would rise to 42.6 HK cents (5.4 US cents) per kilowatt-hour (kWh), up from 40.4 cents in May. CLP’s monthly fuel cost charge has been rising steadily since March. The charge... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354908/clp-power-raise-electricity-price-fourth-straight-month-june?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354908/clp-power-raise-electricity-price-fourth-straight-month-june?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2026 10:04:37 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hong Kong’s technology infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation as local government and businesses replace Western products with domestic alternatives, driven by closer integration with mainland China and rising geopolitical risks, according to tech experts. US tech giants like Microsoft have long “served as the bedrock of Hong Kong’s digital landscape”, but that dominance is now being actively contested, particularly in the government sector, according to Francis Fong Po-kiu,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3354527/hong-kong-following-beijings-lead-and-ousting-western-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3354527/hong-kong-following-beijings-lead-and-ousting-western-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 03:00:06 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Energy resilience is being tested on a global scale as the Middle East conflict drives up fuel and electricity costs. Hong Kong’s government has stepped in with subsidies and the mainland Chinese authorities have pledged support to ensure electricity supply. But plans are needed for a potentially long-term disruption and other future crises. Hong Kong is introducing a subsidy for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used by taxis, minibuses and school buses. A 50 HK cents per litre subsidy has been... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3352479/beijings-backing-hong-kong-can-plan-future-energy-crises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3352479/beijings-backing-hong-kong-can-plan-future-energy-crises?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs and a senior national energy official have held meetings with CLP Holdings chairman Michael Kadoorie, with observers saying it signalled the firm was expected to help minimise livelihood disruptions amid the ongoing global fuel crisis and support the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said its director, Xia Baolong, spoke with Kadoorie, his son Philip Kadoorie and the senior management of energy firm CLP Power in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3352171/beijings-xia-baolong-top-energy-official-hold-talks-clps-michael-kadoorie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3352171/beijings-xia-baolong-top-energy-official-hold-talks-clps-michael-kadoorie?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 11:40:39 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s CLP Power is distributing HK$100 (US$13) consumption coupons to about 600,000 eligible customers, including elderly people receiving concessionary tariffs, using HK$60 million from the company’s Community Energy Saving Fund. The initiative follows the power company’s earlier announcement that it would raise its fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charge starting this month, citing a discrepancy between forecast and actual fuel prices amid the United States-Israel war against Iran, which has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348760/hong-kongs-clp-power-give-out-hk100-shopping-coupons-600000-customers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348760/hong-kongs-clp-power-give-out-hk100-shopping-coupons-600000-customers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:43:24 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a global energy crisis that serves as a “yellow warning” for Hong Kong, which so far has escaped the severe impact seen elsewhere, tycoon Michael Kadoorie has said. “At this point, I think we’re very lucky. Now we touched on the story of fuel. It may impact us. It does already send a warning light,” the CLP Group chairman said. “So you have your traffic lights red, yellow and green. Well, we’re yellow. We’re not at red, but we have to think ahead as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3348315/hong-kong-yellow-alert-middle-east-conflict-fuels-global-energy-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3348315/hong-kong-yellow-alert-middle-east-conflict-fuels-global-energy-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:30:22 +0000 Jess Ma,Danny Mok Jess Ma,Danny Mok Hongkongers could pay heftier electricity bills in the near future, a utility firm has warned, saying an increase in its surcharge will be “unavoidable” if conflict in the Middle East continues to impact fuel prices. HK Electric said on Thursday that it would initially decrease its fuel charge cost (FCC) in April, but would raise it mid-year if fuel prices remained high or further increased. A day earlier, fellow utility firm CLP Power increased its fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charge due to a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3347924/clp-raise-fuel-cost-adjustment-next-month-first-increase-more-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3347924/clp-raise-fuel-cost-adjustment-next-month-first-increase-more-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:45:46 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong authorities are facing mounting pressure from lawmakers to roll out more measures to rein in surging fuel prices, including a requirement for firms to disclose pricing formulas when bidding for petrol stations – an idea the environment minister said could be considered. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan told the Legislative Council on Wednesday the government was open to reviewing the current tender policy for petrol station sites to bring down fuel prices, a proposal... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3347850/hong-kong-weighs-petrol-pricing-disclosure-rule-tenders-fuel-costs-surge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3347850/hong-kong-weighs-petrol-pricing-disclosure-rule-tenders-fuel-costs-surge?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:28:25 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Shenzhen is one of Asia’s top tech hubs, while Hong Kong has long been a financial powerhouse. Together, they are two souls merging into a turbocharged engine of growth behind the Greater Bay Area. The government’s flagship project, the Northern Metropolis, will soon become a focal point of this unbeatable combination. At its heart will be a supercomputing facility to help the city become a data centre hub. Range Intelligent Computing Technology won the tender to build the supercomputing centre... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3345691/supercomputer-hub-brings-hong-kong-and-shenzhen-closer-together?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3345691/supercomputer-hub-brings-hong-kong-and-shenzhen-closer-together?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:15:10 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Landlords or operators of subdivided flats in Hong Kong that meet new government living standards can apply to CLP Power for smart meter installation. The smart meters, which now cover 90 per cent of residential households supplied by CLP Power, are open for application following the Basic Housing Units Ordinance taking effect on March 1. CLP, the city’s largest power supplier, provides electricity to Kowloon and the New Territories, including Lantau and Cheung Chau. Equipped with advanced... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3345480/smart-meters-available-hong-kong-subdivided-flats-meeting-new-living-standards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3345480/smart-meters-available-hong-kong-subdivided-flats-meeting-new-living-standards?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:35 +0000 Kevin Li Kevin Li Hongkongers may begin to feel the impact of the escalating war in the Middle East in the coming months, as rising global oil prices are expected to push up energy bills and dining costs, according to experts. Analysts said the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel, and subsequent retaliation across the region, were also likely to slow the pace of US interest rate cuts and curb the rise in Hong Kong housing prices. As military operations in the Middle East entered their fourth day,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3345321/hong-kong-inflation-risks-grow-war-middle-east-escalates-experts-warn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3345321/hong-kong-inflation-risks-grow-war-middle-east-escalates-experts-warn?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:30:08 +0000 Danny Mok,Ambrose Li Danny Mok,Ambrose Li Electricity has been restored after a four-hour outage at a residential high-rise building in a Kwai Chung housing estate, caused by a suspected water leak that triggered a power cut ahead of Lunar New Year’s Eve. The city’s biggest electricity company, CLP Power, said that at around 9.13pm on Sunday, a suspected equipment fault at Ha Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate disrupted supply to about 760 households. The power cut lasted four hours and electricity was restored at 1.30am on Monday. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343669/power-restored-after-4-hour-outage-plunges-760-hong-kong-flats-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343669/power-restored-after-4-hour-outage-plunges-760-hong-kong-flats-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:21:57 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s biggest electricity company, CLP Power, has been urged to implement 43 measures to improve the stability of its supply, including enhancing lightning protection systems, after a series of failures. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department released a review report on CLP on Friday, following an independent consultant’s analysis – under the supervision of experts – of power supply interruptions and voltage dips between 2021 and mid-2024. CLP, which supplies electricity to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338575/43-measures-hong-kongs-clp-improve-power-supply-after-series-failures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338575/43-measures-hong-kongs-clp-improve-power-supply-after-series-failures?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:08:12 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A power outage briefly plunged Hong Kong’s Kowloon City, a densely populated neighbourhood, into darkness on Thursday, with traffic lights malfunctioning, people trapped in lifts and about 5,000 households affected. Police said they received a report at 4.18pm that people were trapped in a lift at Kowloon City Plaza and that the shopping centre was in total darkness. The case was later classified as “assistance not required”. At 5.04pm, another report was filed with the force about... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336960/power-outage-briefly-leaves-5000-hong-kong-households-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336960/power-outage-briefly-leaves-5000-hong-kong-households-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:59:22 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial A monthly HK$10 saving may not mean much in a city notorious for its high cost of living. But to many hard-pressed Hong Kong households, a modest 2 per cent cut in electricity tariffs comes as a surprise. The reduction seems to defy the perception that the saying “what goes up must come down” does not apply to utility bills. But the cut remains the exception rather than the norm, as this is only the second time since 2017 that the annual electricity tariff adjustment has resulted in users paying... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3333640/cheaper-electricity-bills-are-nice-not-enough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3333640/cheaper-electricity-bills-are-nice-not-enough?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:15:14 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong residents will see their electricity bills drop by 2.2 to 2.6 per cent in 2026, as the city’s two utility providers cite lower and more stable fuel prices, a welcome shift following last year’s nearly 1 per cent price increase. In announcements on Tuesday, ahead of the December 7 Legislative Council election, CLP Power and HK Electric said they would reduce residential tariffs by 2.6 and 2.2 per cent respectively from January, compared with a year ago. The utility providers said they... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333236/hongkongers-pay-2-less-electricity-january-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333236/hongkongers-pay-2-less-electricity-january-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:12:27 +0000 Leopold Chen,Wynna Wong Leopold Chen,Wynna Wong Hong Kong will leverage the National Games to encourage residents to vote in the coming Legislative Council election, officials have said, as more companies offered workers a half day off to cast their ballots in the poll. Speaking on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the torch relay for the Games, which the city is co-hosting this month, Hong Kong’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, focused briefly on the December election. “At this moment full of passion and mobility, I must remind everyone... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3331231/hong-kong-officials-eye-legco-poll-push-little-boost-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3331231/hong-kong-officials-eye-legco-poll-push-little-boost-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:08:01 +0000 Jess Ma,Denise Tsang Jess Ma,Denise Tsang Top corporate leaders, athletes and members of ethnic minority groups are among the 62 people set to take part in the Hong Kong segment of the National Games torch relay, the Post has learned. From tycoon heirs such as Sino Group chairman Daryl Ng Win Kong, Henderson Land Development chairman Martin Lee Ka-shing, Sun Hung Kai Properties executive director Adam Kwok Kai-fai and Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group vice-chairwoman Sonia Cheng Chi-man to youth representatives, the city’s list of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331156/businessmen-athletes-and-ethnic-minorities-unite-hong-kong-national-games-torch-relay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331156/businessmen-athletes-and-ethnic-minorities-unite-hong-kong-national-games-torch-relay?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:56:15 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu Hong Kong’s business sector has echoed a government call to boost the voter turnout rate in the coming Legislative Council election by offering incentives such as a half day of paid leave and transport subsidies to encourage employees to cast their ballots. Developer Sino Group was among the first conglomerates leading the drive as it announced it would grant more than 11,000 staff members a half day of leave for voting on December 7 while promoting election awareness internally. “This is... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3331127/hong-kong-business-sector-push-get-workers-vote-coming-legco-poll?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3331127/hong-kong-business-sector-push-get-workers-vote-coming-legco-poll?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:30:43 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin A nursing home and a hospital have become the first beneficiaries of a major Hong Kong power company’s new energy saving scheme, with the initiative expected to save them electricity equal to the consumption of 120 households annually. CLP Power revealed on Monday that the nursing home and the hospital under Haven of Hope Christian Service in Tseung Kwan O were the first beneficiaries of its new energy saving scheme launched this June. The initiative is the first dedicated specifically to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3328857/hong-kong-nursing-home-hospital-first-benefit-new-clp-energy-saving-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3328857/hong-kong-nursing-home-hospital-first-benefit-new-clp-energy-saving-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:00:16 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Jess Ma,Oscar Liu Lo Hoi-ying,Jess Ma,Oscar Liu More than 200 households sweltering in a public housing block in northern Hong Kong remained without electricity on Monday, more than two days after a power outage hit the building. The outage, which affected 473 households at Tin Ming House in Sheung Shui’s Tin Ping Estate, was caused by an electrical facility malfunction on Saturday afternoon. As of Monday morning, 236 households across 10 floors were still without power, according to the Home Affairs Department. The power cut left residents... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325509/473-hong-kong-households-sweating-without-power-3-more-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325509/473-hong-kong-households-sweating-without-power-3-more-days?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:28:12 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A woman has died after being hit by a car belonging to CLP Power, which subsequently collided with other vehicles in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon. Police received multiple reports at around 3.35pm of a serious collision near the entrance to the Ma Tau Wai Estate car park on Shing Tak Street, To Kwa Wan. The car was travelling westbound along Shing Tak Street and made a right turn into the car park. Upon reaching the entrance, it suddenly accelerated and crashed into the car park barrier. Then... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3324915/female-pedestrian-killed-5-others-injured-crash-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3324915/female-pedestrian-killed-5-others-injured-crash-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:40:21 +0000 Edith Lin,Ng Kang-chung Edith Lin,Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong residents will pay a smaller electricity bill in September, with some having prices cut by up to 6.7 per cent compared with January, after the city’s two power companies adjusted fuel costs in response to geopolitical tensions. HK Electric, which supplies energy to users on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island, said on Monday that September’s bill would have an average net tariff per kilowatt-hour that was 6.7 per cent lower than in January. Meanwhile, customers with CLP Power, which... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323080/hong-kong-residents-pay-67-less-electricity-september?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323080/hong-kong-residents-pay-67-less-electricity-september?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:15:58 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang CLP Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s two power utility companies, said it saw growth opportunities in a proposed industrial park in Tuen Mun, as it reported a decline in first-half net profit on Monday. In July, the city’s government proposed reserving 301 hectares of land in Tuen Mun for industrial development, including 145 hectares of reclamation in Lung Kwu Tan and 45 hectares in Tuen Mun West, as well as 111 hectares of replanned space. The area to be reclaimed is equivalent to 10 Victoria... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/commodities/article/3320715/clp-holdings-sees-growth-potential-tuen-mun-industrial-park-first-half-profit-falls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/commodities/article/3320715/clp-holdings-sees-growth-potential-tuen-mun-industrial-park-first-half-profit-falls?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:06 +0000 Jiang Chuqin,Harvey Kong Jiang Chuqin,Harvey Kong Residents, including many elderly people, started to return to their homes in a Hong Kong complex on Sunday after their electricity supply was restored following a water leak, with three shelters earlier opened to accommodate them overnight. About 2,000 people, including residents in three care homes for the elderly, were left without electricity on Saturday evening after a water leak in I-Feng Mansions in To Kwa Wan prompted the power provider to suspend the supply to its four blocks. Utility... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3319715/2000-people-left-without-power-hong-kong-after-water-leak-building?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3319715/2000-people-left-without-power-hong-kong-after-water-leak-building?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:20:53 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Hong Kong environmental authorities will impose new emission caps on power plants from 2030 in a bid to further improve local air quality, with a major electricity firm pledging to import more zero-carbon energy from mainland China. The Environment and Ecology Bureau said on Friday that it would further cut the electricity sector’s annual emission allowances for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and respirable suspended particulates (RSPs). In five years, the allowances would be reduced by 19 per... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312510/hong-kong-impose-new-emission-caps-local-power-plants-2030?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312510/hong-kong-impose-new-emission-caps-local-power-plants-2030?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 May 2025 11:44:06 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Consumers of CLP Power, Hong Kong’s biggest electricity provider, should pay lower bills thanks to a decline in global fuel prices in recent months. Releasing its quarterly results on Monday, the company said monthly fuel costs for consumers dropped to 44.4 HK cents (5.7 US cents) per unit of electricity this month, “resulting in a 1.3 per cent drop in the average net tariff” from the beginning of the year. The power firm also reported a 2.6 per cent fall in electricity sales in the first three... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3310971/hongkongers-using-clp-power-pay-less-due-cheaper-global-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3310971/hongkongers-using-clp-power-pay-less-due-cheaper-global-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 14:45:01 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong residents may be able to have food delivered by drones as early as April, with one lawmaker expecting civil aviation regulations to be relaxed by October to allow wider usage of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Thursday that businesses involved in pilot drone projects could start offering their services next month. Projects that used drones under a “sandbox” scheme included CLP Power for monitoring transmission towers, food... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3303177/food-deliveries-drone-take-flight-hong-kong-early-april?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3303177/food-deliveries-drone-take-flight-hong-kong-early-april?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:50:46 +0000 Yujie Xue Yujie Xue Hong Kong utility company CLP Holdings said its 2024 net profit rose 76 per cent from a year earlier thanks to a strong showing from its operations in Australia. The company, which operates the larger of Hong Kong’s two electricity providers, said in an exchange filing on Monday that its earnings rose to HK$11.74 billion (US$1.51 billion) from HK$6.66 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose 4.3 per cent to HK$90.96 billion. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected a profit of HK$10.96 billion... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3299883/hong-kong-utility-clps-2024-profit-surges-76-strong-performance-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3299883/hong-kong-utility-clps-2024-profit-surges-76-strong-performance-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:28:13 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong’s largest electricity provider has rolled out an artificial intelligence-assisted platform to strengthen its ability to detect and respond to threats to the power supply, while planning to expand its surveillance network from 1,000 to 1,700 cameras over the next several years. CLP Power said on Tuesday that it had deployed a new Grid-V system, which integrates about 3,000 sensor points and cameras, in September last year to monitor infrastructure around the clock, including... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3298283/ai-powered-platform-helps-hong-kongs-clp-detect-electricity-supply-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3298283/ai-powered-platform-helps-hong-kongs-clp-detect-electricity-supply-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:19:57 +0000 Jeffie Lam,Vivian Au Jeffie Lam,Vivian Au Tycoon Michael Kadoorie is spearheading a drive to raise US$50 million to promote Hong Kong through a worldwide PR campaign, the Post has learned, two months after a Beijing official told local business leaders to take “concrete actions” to support the city. Sources said on Thursday that Kadoorie, chairman of CLP Group, the city’s largest electricity supplier, met several property tycoons including Peter Lee Ka-kit, co-chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development, and Sun Hung... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3295090/tycoon-kadoorie-plans-us50-million-drive-promote-hong-kong-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3295090/tycoon-kadoorie-plans-us50-million-drive-promote-hong-kong-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:34:14 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Hongkongers will be hit with increases to their utility and food bills, transport fares and public flat rents from January. The Post lists the items that will be subject to higher costs in 2025. 1. Electricity bills will rise by nearly 1 per cent CLP Power, serving Kowloon, the New Territories and Lantau Island, will increase fees by 0.98 per cent per unit of electricity. Customers of HK Electric, which serves Hong Kong Island and several outlying islands, will also bear an extra 0.9 per cent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292926/cost-living-hong-kong-what-youll-have-pay-more-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292926/cost-living-hong-kong-what-youll-have-pay-more-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:00:14 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin Hong Kong’s largest electricity provider is investigating a voltage dip in the eastern New Territories that triggered fire alarms and left residents trapped in lifts on Monday morning. CLP Power confirmed that its 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced a voltage dip for 0.1 seconds at around 7.21am, causing lights to flicker or dim. Some electrical devices sensitive to voltage changes could also have gone into emergency mode and stopped working, the company said. It... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287994/hong-kongs-clp-power-probe-voltage-dip-after-residents-left-stuck-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287994/hong-kongs-clp-power-probe-voltage-dip-after-residents-left-stuck-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:20:04 +0000 Salina Li,Peggy Sito Salina Li,Peggy Sito Bob Prince, the co-chief investment officer of the world’s largest hedge fund, bought a luxury home in Hong Kong, joining an A-list of global financiers who have begun to heed the city government’s serenade to put down roots in Asia’s third-largest capital market. The executive of Bridgewater Associates, which had US$235 billion of assets under management as of March 31, paid HK$95 million (US$12.2 million) for a three-bedroom flat measuring 1,752 sq ft (162.8 square metres) at St. George’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3287412/bridgewaters-prince-buys-hk95-m-hong-kong-flat-joining-financiers-putting-down-roots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3287412/bridgewaters-prince-buys-hk95-m-hong-kong-flat-joining-financiers-putting-down-roots?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:32:56 +0000 Hongkongers will have to pay nearly 1 per cent more for electricity next year, the city’s two power companies have said, after cutting prices by as much as 16 per cent last year. Residential bills for CLP Power’s customers would increase from January by 0.98 per cent compared with a year ago while those for HK Electric users would rise by 0.9 per cent, the companies revealed on Tuesday. CLP Power, which serves Kowloon, the New Territories and Lantau Island, said it would increase its basic... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287245/hongkongers-pay-nearly-1-more-electricity-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287245/hongkongers-pay-nearly-1-more-electricity-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:15:25 +0000 Hong Kong’s two power companies have unveiled relief measures worth more than HK$310 million (US$39.8 million) for consumers before a meeting in the legislature to discuss their prices, with some initiatives aimed at low-income households and NGOs. CLP Power said on Friday it would spend HK$240 million on 12 initiatives launching next year, including a subsidy to replace air conditioners in the homes of underprivileged residents. HK Electric, meanwhile, said it would allocate more than HK$70... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3286820/hong-kong-power-firms-vow-hk310-million-relief-measures-legco-meeting-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3286820/hong-kong-power-firms-vow-hk310-million-relief-measures-legco-meeting-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:28:15 +0000