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Power plants in Hong Kong

18 power-plant records · 10,645 MW reported capacity

  • Other 28%
  • Solar 22%
  • Waste 17%
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Hong Kong at a glance

Power-plant records
18
Reported capacity
10,645 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
1%
Most records
Other, Solar
Capital
City of Victoria

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Hong Kong

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Gas, nuclear imports from Daya Bay and coal supply power.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

No separate independent regulator is listed: the government or the utility itself sets tariffs and technical rules.

Who controls the grid

Two private companies, CLP Power and HK Electric, run separate systems under Schemes of Control agreed with the government.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.

What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?

A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Hong Kong generates electricity

Electricity generated37.4 TWh
Renewable share1%
Low-carbon share1%
Carbon intensity675.5 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.23 TWh
Bioenergy0.16 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal12.6 TWh
Gas24 TWh
Other fossil0.45 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Hong Kong is in Eastern Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
City of Victoria
Languages
English, Chinese
Region
Eastern Asia

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 18 records for Hong Kong. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

18 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

16 lack an owner/operator; 15 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Hong Kong

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Browse 18 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.