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CLP Group

CLP Group (its holding company is CLP Holdings Ltd) is an electricity company in Hong Kong with businesses in a number of Asian markets and Australia. Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndicate, its core business remains electricity generation, transmission, and retailing.

Chairman / President

Michael Kadoorie

CEO / Managing Director

Richard Lancaster

CFO / Finance Director

Chiang Tung Keung

Industry

Electricity

Website

clpgroup.com

Headquarters address

Hong Kong

Stock Code

SEHK: 0002

Year founded

1901

CLP Power’s offices in Hung Hom. The company serves more than 2.8 million customer accounts in Kowloon, the New Territories and the outlying islands. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers using CLP Power pay less due to cheaper global fuel

In its quarterly results, company also says electricity sales fell by 2.6 per cent, year on year.

20 May 2025 - 12:29AM

Hong Kong economy

Food deliveries by drone to take flight in Hong Kong as early as April

20 Mar 2025 - 11:27PM

Business of climate change

CLP Holdings’ 2024 profit surges 76% on strong performance in Australia

24 Feb 2025 - 3:28PM

Hong Kong economy

AI-powered platform helps Hong Kong’s CLP detect electricity supply threats

CLP Power has deployed a new Grid-V system, which integrates about 3,000 sensor points and cameras, to monitor infrastructure round the clock.

12 Feb 2025 - 9:36AM

CLP’s Grid-V system proved its worth during a recent hill fire. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong politics

Tycoon Kadoorie ‘spearheads US$50 million drive to promote Hong Kong worldwide’

Kadoorie met other tycoons three weeks ago to share his grand plan, source says.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:25AM

Hong Kong economy

Cost of living in Hong Kong: what you’ll have to pay more for in 2025

From electricity and transport to fast food and rent, prices are set to rise from January.

1 Jan 2025 - 11:04PM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts

CLP Power confirms 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced voltage dip for 0.1 seconds on Monday morning.

25 Nov 2024 - 3:41PM

CLP Power has said its technicians are investigating the voltage dip. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | World’s largest hedge fund CIO buys HK$95 million home in Hong Kong

Bridgewater Associates’ co-CIO Bob Prince paid HK$95 million for a three-bedroom home at St. George’s Mansion in Ho Man Tin.

13 Jan 2025 - 4:13PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hongkongers to pay nearly 1% more for electricity next year

City’s two power companies increase charges after prices cut by as much as 16 per cent last year.

19 Nov 2024 - 10:04PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong power firms vow HK$310 million of relief measures for residents

Low-income households and NGOs the target of some measures to be rolled out by CLP Power and HK Electric.

16 Nov 2024 - 9:56PM

Subsidies for replacing air conditioners are among the relief measures. Photo: Eugene Lee

Video | Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP, says CEO

6 Nov 2024 - 11:11AM

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Hong Kong economy

‘Hong Kong is agile, energetic’: don’t underrate ourselves, tycoon Kadoorie says

Media-shy energy and hotel tycoon Kadoorie and his son and heir apparent Philip discuss future of country’s economy in rare interview.

26 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong Kadoorie family feud with ex-in-house lawyer spills into public domain

Golden handshake worth HK$25 million, annual HK$8 million consultancy contract and 500 emails of accusations at centre of legal tussle.

28 Jan 2025 - 4:08PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP told to submit report after power outage hits 1,400 households

Blaze in meter room at Po Kan House in Po Lam Estate knocked out power to 1,470 households on Thursday.

10 Aug 2024 - 1:21AM

Firefighters put out the blaze at Po Kan House in Po Lam Estate in about 45 minutes. Photo: Facebook/KenSir Chan

Energy

CLP to tap more nuclear power to meet Hong Kong’s climate goals

The larger of the city’s two power utilities reported first-half earnings growth of 17.6 per cent to HK$5.95 billion (US$762 million).

5 Aug 2024 - 6:30PM

A view of CLP Power Hong Kong in Hung Hom on July 14, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse

Bonds

Hong Kong’s CLP Power leaps into Australian market with US$339m Kangaroo bond

City’s biggest electricity provider launches three-year bond, the first such foray by a Hong Kong commercial entity into Australian market.

15 Jul 2024 - 10:40PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP Power apologises after latest voltage dip hits Sham Shui Po

Drop in voltage occurs just hours after utility submitted report to authorities over power outage last month, blaming external factors.

10 Jul 2024 - 7:44PM

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s CLP Power blames external factors for major power outage in June

City’s largest energy provider says two underground cables supplying power to Wong Tai Sin district had joints with degraded insulation.

9 Jul 2024 - 10:22PM

A power disruption in parts of Wong Tai Sin caused about 2,250 households to be plunged into darkness for about four hours last month. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong weather

Explainer | From thunderstorms to heatwaves: can Hong Kong’s infrastructure handle the strain?

The Post explores how extreme weather is testing the city’s infrastructure with the storm season approaching.

26 Jun 2024 - 9:02AM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s John Lee demands probe into airport flight display system failure

‘I must again emphasise that Hong Kong International Airport forms an important part of the city’s competitiveness,’ John Lee says.

25 Jun 2024 - 4:30PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s CLP Power ‘should prioritise’ protective devices before storm season

Engineer calls for city’s main electricity supplier to prepare for lightning, flooding after voltage dips caused recent service disruptions.

24 Jun 2024 - 2:52PM

Hong Kong must enhance protective measures to avoid power cuts ahead of the storm season, says engineer. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s CLP Power ordered to weatherproof its network after service disrupted

Electricity supplier CLP says ‘unstable weather’ affected overhead power lines, causing a voltage dip which interrupted supply.

23 Jun 2024 - 11:14PM

CLP Power has been told to install better protection for power lines against cuts caused by bad weather. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong

Editorial | CLP needs to amp up probe into worrying Hong Kong power outages

Government expresses “deep concern” after Wong Tai Sin blackout, the latest in a string of outages in Hong Kong that have yet to be adequately reviewed and explained

20 Jun 2024 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong power companies’ apologies aren’t enough after outages

Recent power outages provide an opportune time for the government to reassess its relationship with Hong Kong’s electricity providers.

17 Jun 2024 - 11:18AM

Accidents and personal safety

Explainer | Hong Kong’s CLP ‘on the decline’? String of disruptions sparks calls for change

Power utility to conduct review after latest outage, with some lawmakers raising questions over new incentive-punishment mechanism.

25 Jun 2024 - 3:41PM

The environment minister has called for “fundamental improvements” to CLP’s culture and electricity supply management system. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong tells CLP to review all power cuts over past 3 years after outage

Environment bureau expresses ‘deep concern’ and summons company’s boss to request ‘fundamental improvements’ to electricity supply.

14 Jun 2024 - 2:28AM

A power cut in Wong Tai Sin plunged some shopping centres into darkness. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong society

Power outage in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin plunges 2,250 households into darkness

Four cases of lift shutdowns reported, covering residential and industrial blocks and shopping centre in area.

13 Jun 2024 - 8:36AM

Hong Kong economy

51,000 lifts in Hong Kong not fitted with voltage dip devices, officials reveal

Only 22,000 lifts in city are fitted with voltage dip mitigation devices allowing them to resume operations after self-inspection, government official say.

29 May 2024 - 3:24PM

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