Black Point Power Station


Black Point Power Station is a gas-fired power station in Lung Kwu Tan, New Territories, Hong Kong. The power station is operated by CLP Group.

History

In the late 1980s, China Light and Power examined several potential sites for the construction of a new power station. The company came to favour Fan Lau in southern Lantau Island, but this was rejected by the government for environmental reasons, particularly the effects the station would have on Lantau South Country Park. On 20 August 1990, the company announced that it had instead proposed to the government to build the station at Black Point.
The power station was commissioned in stages between 1996 and 2006.

Operations

The station provides 2,575 MW of power. The complex consists of two halls with four turbines in each hall producing cleaner power when compared to coal. The last turbine was completed in 2006.
Since its commissioning, gas is provided from a gas well 750 km south of Hong Kong, in the South China Sea. CLP plans to increase usage of gas for its local generation when more gas becomes available, this change is in line with the Hong Kong Government’s proposed enhancements to the Air Quality Objectives and Climate Change Strategy.

Ownership

The station is owned by the Castle Peak Power Company Limited. CAPCO is 70 per cent owned by CLP Power Hong Kong Limited and 30 per cent by China Southern Power Grid International Co., Limited.