- Hongkong Electric
Infobox Company
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homepage = [http://www.heh.com www.heh.com]Hongkong Electric (zh-t|t=香港電燈集團有限公司; sehk|0006) is a vertically integrated
electric utility company. It is the first company to provide electricity inHong Kong . The service has been running in continuation since the 19th century.History
In 1890 the Hongkong Electric company went into production with help from
Catchick Paul Chater as an informal member of the Executive Council [Wiltshire, Trea. [First published 1987] (republished & reduced 2003). Old Hong Kong - Volume Two. Central, Hong Kong: Text Form Asia books Ltd. Page 11. ISBN Volume One 962-7283-60-6] . The operation started on December 1, 1890 at 6:00pm and lighted the first electricstreetlight in Central.The first
power station was established inWan Chai and the second inNorth Point in 1919. The third was established inAp Lei Chau in 1968 and decommissioned in 1989. Since 1990 all electric generators are situated at theLamma Power Station [Hec. [http://www.hec.com.hk/hehWeb/MajorGroupCompanies/TheHongKongElectricCompanyLimited/Generation/Index_en.htm Hec.com] . "Electricity Generation." Retrieved on2007-04-26 .] .One of the only source to document the earliest account of the construction, process and the finalizing of the electricpower plant was inAustin Coates ' book "A Mountain of Light: the Story of the Hongkong Electric Company".Hongkong Land , which owned a 34% stake in the company, underwent a painful restructuring in January 1985. HKL was forced to sell the stake for HK$3 billion to reduce debt levelsChito Santiago, [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/04_08.02/110421.pdf HK Land came out better despite $375 million payout] ,Hong Kong Standard , October 17, 1985]The company is now controlled by
Li Ka-shing 'sCheung Kong Holdings .Background
Today Hong Kong Electric is just one of the many suppliers of electricity in
Hong Kong . Hong Kong Electric International Limited is the international arm of the company. The unit consists of:*
ETSA Utilities , Australia - acquired in 2000
* Powercor Australia, Australia - acquired in 2000
* CitiPower, Australia - acquired in 2002 and jointly owned by Cheung Kong International
* Ratchaburi Power Company Limited, Thailand - 25% stake with Ratchaburi Power Company
* Northern Gas Networks Limited, UK - 19.9% stake acquired in 2005
* Associated Technical Services LimitedPlants
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Lamma Power Station 250 MW (coal )*
Lamma Winds 800 kW (wind turbine )Closed
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Wan Chai Power station - decommissioned 1989
*North Point Power Station (1919) - decommissioned 1989
*Ap Lei Chau Power Station (oil - 1968) - decommissioned 1989References
External links
* [http://www.heh.com/hehWeb/Index_en Hongkong Electric Holdings - Homepage]
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