The following is a list of all of the active power stations in Hong Kong.
Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Year(s) built | Owner | Picture |
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Black Point Power Station | Tuen Mun District |
| 3,250 [1] | 1996–2020 | CLP Group (70%) China Southern Power Grid (30%) | |
Castle Peak Power Station | Tuen Mun District |
| 4,108 [2] | 1981–1990 | CLP Group (70%) China Southern Power Grid (30%) | |
Lamma Power Station | Lamma Island |
| 3,652 [3] | 1981–1982 | Hong Kong Electric | |
Penny's Bay Power Station | Penny's Bay, Lantau Island | Oil (Diesel) | 300 [4] | 1992 | CLP Group (70%) China Southern Power Grid (30%) | |
Lamma Winds | Lamma Island | Wind | 0.8 [5] | 2006 | Hong Kong Electric | |
WE Station | West New Territories Landfill, Tuen Mun District | Waste-to-energy | 10 [6] | 2020 | CLP Group (70%) China Southern Power Grid (30%) [6] |
The following is a list of all of the former power stations in Hong Kong.
Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Year(s) built | Owner | Status | Picture |
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Hung Hom Power Station | Chatham Road and Princess Margaret Road | Coal | 75 kW | 1903 | CLP Group | Closed and area re-developed | |
Hok Un Power Station A | Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, now Laguna Verde estate | Oil | ? | 1940 | CLP Group | Closed and replaced by Black Point PS and Castle Peak PS | |
Hok Un Power Station B | Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, now Laguna Verde estate | Oil | ? | 1950 | CLP Group | Closed 1991 and replaced by Black Point PS and Castle Peak PS | |
Tsing Yi Power Station | Tsing Yi Island | Oil; Gas | 1520 MW | 1969 | CLP Group | Closed 1990s and replaced by Black Point PS and Castle Peak PS. Demolished and site used for container storage and CLP Tsing Yi Centre | |
Wan Chai Power Station | Wan Chai, now site of Art Deco residential flat (31 Wing Fung Street) | Coal | 50 kW | 1890 | Hong Kong Electric | Closed 1922 and replaced by North Point PS | |
North Point Power Station A | North Point, now City Garden residential complex | Coal | 3 MW | 1919 | Hong Kong Electric | Closed 1989[ clarification needed ] | |
North Point Power Station B | North Point, now City Garden residential complex | Coal | 30 MW | 1958 | Hong Kong Electric | Closed 1989 | |
North Point Power Station C | North Point, now City Garden residential complex | Oil | 60 MW | 1966 | Hong Kong Electric | Closed 1989 | |
Ap Lei Chau Power Station | Ap Lei Chau, now South Horizons housing estate, 34 towers built by Hutchison Whampoa | Oil | 750 MW | 1968 | Hong Kong Electric | Closed 1989; generator[ clarification needed ] moved to Lamma and decommissioned 1984–1989 |
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