Guangdong ruled out by difficulty of exporting energy
The Ninepin Islands, off Sai Kung, are the best location for an offshore wind farm serving Hong Kong, say the two companies jointly studying the feasibility of the project.
Spokesmen for British-based renewable-energy consultant Wind Prospect and Hong Kong utility company CLP Power said that other options, such as building a wind farm in coastal Guangdong, would not be feasible despite the province's rich wind-energy potential.
Guangdong was too far from Hong Kong and much energy would be lost in the transmission to the city, the companies said at a briefing yesterday on the project first announced in February.
The two companies are considering erecting 50 turbines, with a capacity of 150 megawatts, at Ninepins.
Although it was recognised that Guangdong's coast was windier than the Ninepin Islands district, Wind Prospect's studies did not cover any likely sites across the border.
Wind Prospect general manager Alex Tancock said although it was worth exploring Guangdong's potential, he had reservations about importing green energy from wind farms across the border.