Will Hong Kong Electric build a 100 MW offshore wind farm?

Hong Kong Electric, which serves electric consumers in Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island (about 20% of Hong Kong population), proposed a 100-Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm consisting of between 28 and 35 wind turbines off the southern coast of Lamma Island (Hong Kong Electric, 2006).

Does Hong Kong need a clean power system?

ed power system and will hopefully inform Government’s plans.The Need for a Clean Power SystemPower generation and oth r energy industries are the single largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong’s 2019 GHG inventory, approximately 66 percent, or 26.3MtCO2e

Does Hong Kong have solar power?

the potential of WtE, solar power, and wind power in Hong Kong.Waste-to-EnergyCurrent CapacityAs a city with one of the world’s highest levels of waste per capita per day (1.47kg), ong Kong sent 4.04 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) to landfills in 2019 (EPD 2020). GHG emissions from the waste sect

Can Hong Kong achieve a net-zero power system?

for Hong Kong, this report has offered several possible pathways towards a net-zero power system. As Government considers how to decarbonise the city’s power system, which could be through one of the five scenarios or different combinations of them, it also needs to revis

What role does electricity play in Hong Kong's energy system?

dustrial5%Electricity is playing an increasingly important role in Hong Kong’s energy system. Electricity accounted for 55 percent of the final energy demand in 2018, with most co ing from commercial buildings, residential buildings, industries, and transportation (EMSD 2020). The building sector dominates Hong Kong’s electricity consumption,

Can Hong Kong achieve a low carbon energy ambition?

With almost all its energy demand met by imported supply, primarily from Mainland China, developing Hong Kong’s indigenous renewable energy from offshore wind offers the potential to meet the city’s low carbon ambition and, at the same time, pursue energy reliance and resilience.