Black Point Power Station

Black Point is one of the world’s largest gas-fired combined-cycle power stations. It uses ultra-low-sulphur diesel as a backup fuel source.
Black Point Power Station

At a glance

Generation type 
  • Primary fuel: Natural gas 
  • Backup fuel: Ultra low-sulphur diesel 
Natural gas sources 
  • Second West-East Gas Pipeline 
  • Yacheng gas field near Hainan Island 
Location 

Tuen Mun, Hong Kong 

Ownership 

Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO) 

Equity interest 
  • CLP Power Hong Kong Limited: – 70% 
  • China Southern Power Grid International (HK) Co., Limited: - 30% 
Gross capacity 

3225MW (7x337.5+312.5+550) 

CLP equity capacity 

2,257.5MW 

Year of commissioning 

In phases from 1996 to 2020 

Project highlights 

  • Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant, back up oil firing available.
  • First power station in Hong Kong to use natural gas for power generation. 
  • The use of natural gas reduced total emissions despite an 80% increase in electricity demand.  

About the power station

Turbine structure in Black Point Power Station

Located in the New Territories, Black Point is one of the world’s largest gas-fired combined-cycle power stations. It uses ultra low-sulphur diesel as a backup fuel source. 

We are the first electricity supplier in Hong Kong to use natural gas for power generation.  Natural gas helped us to reduce our total emissions when electricity demand on our system increased by 80%.  

Emission monitoring  

To support the Government’s emissions requirements, we collect and track our power stations’ emissions. We then apply this information into our power plants’ daily operation.  

Black Point Power Station emission statistics

Period 
Unit
Sulphur dioxide
Nitrogen oxides
Particulates (RSP)

Q1 2021

kT

0.013

0.475

0.021

Q2 2021

kT

0.022

0.522

0.030

Q3 2021

kT

0.018

0.566

0.034

Q4 2021

kT

0.012

0.391

0.024

Strategic partnership 

CAPCO group photo

Black Point Power Station is owned by Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO). CAPCO is a joint venture of CLP power Hong Kong Limited and China Southern Power Grid International (HK) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Southern Power Grid Co. Ltd (CSG), under a 70/30 partnership.  

CLP has been a close business associate of CSG since 2014.   

In view of the increasing integration between Hong Kong and Guangdong, we see the strategic partnership with CSG as a natural extension of our past collaboration.  

We believe our collaboration with CSG will pave the way for new business opportunities for both parties in the long run. 

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