HK Electric Investments - Annual Report 2016

CEO’S REPORT

MINIMISING OUR IMPACT ON THE

ENVIRONMENT

We firmly believe that our long-term commercial success and

our ability to preserve the environment and living conditions

of our community go hand in hand. In our efforts to conserve

the environment we educate, engage and empower our

employees, promote public environmental awareness,

provide a platform for green innovation, and strive to

introduce positive environmental changes in the Hong Kong

community.

We run a green operation at every step of the energy value

chain.

On the generation front, the reliability of the generation

units stood at a very high level. Emissions were monitored

and controlled by state-of-the-art pollution combating

equipment, including flue gas desulphurisation plants, low

burners and high-efficiency electrostatic precipitators.

Data of flue gases' SO

, NO

and opacity were monitored

and reported real-time to the Government.

Ash and gypsum are by-products of electricity generation

and are reused for industrial use. More than 250 m

of garden waste was converted into nutrient-releasing

mulch during the year and over 102,000 m

of rainwater

and wastewater was reused, cutting down on water

consumption. 93 LED lights were retrofitted and the heating,

ventilation and air-conditioning systems were upgraded at

LPS, saving about 404,360 kWh of electricity over the year.

Across the transmission and distribution network we

once again achieved excellent performance under our

Environmental Management System, which received

ISO 14001:2015 certification. The implementation of

21 environmental management programmes including fuel

savings and the Wastewi$e Scheme enabled savings of over

HK$2 million in 2016 as compared with baseline figures.

Zero-emission EVs are gaining widespread acceptance

across Hong Kong. This interest culminated at the first

Hong Kong ePrix, staged at the Central Harbourfront

on 8 and 9 October 2016. The event provided a unique

opportunity for Hong Kong people to appreciate both

the speed and performance of zero-emission EVs

powerful enough to make it to the racing circuit.

As the official energy partner, HK Electric provided

Hong Kong ePrix with safe, reliable and clean electricity

supply as well as power-related technical advice. We

also offered electricity-related technical support and free

charging for EVs taking part in the event. The success

of the event increased recognition for HK Electric’s

consistent support of EVs to curb roadside emissions.

OFFICIAL ENERGY PARTNER FOR FORMULA E

Reservoir for recovered waste water and rain water at Lamma

Power Station.

HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS