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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED
TEN-YEAR OPERATING STATISTICS
140
HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS
2016
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Units sold (millions of kWh)
Commercial
7,893
8,012 8,015 8,011 8,164 8,081 8,124 8,084 8,082 8,109
Residential
2,584
2,541 2,610 2,437 2,541 2,482 2,472 2,495 2,416 2,394
Industrial
315
326 330 325 331 334 337 342 367 388
Total (millions of kWh)
10,792
10,879 10,955 10,773 11,036 10,897 10,933 10,921 10,865 10,891
Annual increase/(decrease) (%)
(0.8)
(0.7)
1.7 (2.4)
1.3 (0.3)
0.1 0.5 (0.2)
1.1
Average Net Tariff per Tariff Review
(HK cents per kWh)
Basic Tariff
105.5
102.6 101.8 94.7 94.1 93.1 94.5 94.5 116.9 114.3
Fuel Clause Charge
27.9
32.3 33.1 40.2 37.0 30.2 25.4 25.4 10.5 5.9
Net Tariff (HK cents per kWh)
133.4
134.9 134.9 134.9 131.1 123.3 119.9 119.9 127.4 120.2
Number of customers (000’s)
575
572 570 569 567 567 566 564 563 561
Installed capacity (MW)
Gas turbines and standby units
555
555 555 555 555 555 555 555 555 920
Coal-fired units
2,500
2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
Gas-fired combined cycle unit
680
680 680 680 680 680 680 680 680 335
Wind turbine and photovoltaic system (note 1)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Total (MW)
3,737
3,737 3,737 3,737 3,737 3,736 3,736 3,736 3,736 3,756
System maximum demand (MW)
2,428
2,427 2,460 2,453 2,494 2,498 2,510 2,537 2,589 2,552
Annual increase/(decrease) (%)
0.0
(1.3)
0.3 (1.6)
(0.2)
(0.5)
(1.1)
(2.0)
1.4 (1.7)
Annual load factor (%)
56.7
57.3 56.9 56.1 56.6 55.9 55.8 55.4 53.9 54.8
Thermal efficiency (%)
35.9
36.2 36.1 36.3 36.0 36.2 36.2 36.2 35.8 36.4
Plant availability (%)
85.6
85.5 88.4 85.7 84.6 84.4 85.6 83.4 85.5 83.8
Number of switching stations
24
24 24 24 25 25 25 24 24 23
Number of zone substations
27
27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26
Number of consumer substations
3,848
3,818 3,793 3,776 3,755 3,741 3,710 3,667 3,648 3,632
Number of employees
1,790
1,801 1,814 1,826 1,820 1,848 1,851 1,862 1,841 1,857
Capital expenditure (HK$ million)
2,799
2,516 2,252 1,973 2,613 2,887 2,427 2,751 2,084 1,747
Notes:
1.
The 800 kW wind turbine was commissioned in 2005; the 550 kW thin film photovoltaic system was commissioned in 2010 and was
expanded to 1MW in March 2013.