OREANDA-NEWS. December 27, 2013. CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (“CLP Power”) published the October 2013 data in relation to energy costs for electricity generation and electricity sales on its website.

Local electricity sales for the month of October were 2,720 GWh, representing a 2.6% increase over October 2012. In the first ten months of 2013, local sales of electricity decreased by 0.8% over the same period last year.

In October 2013, the total amount of electricity sent out for local sales was 2,850 GWh. Total energy costs incurred were HKD1,204 million, of which fuel costs accounted for HKD 832 million. Total fuel costs per unit of electricity were 30.6?. Fuel costs not included in basic tariff were 18.1? per unit.

On our customers’ bills, the fuel costs not included in the basic tariff are charged through the “Fuel Clause Charge”, the current rate of which was set at 22.4? per unit in January 2013.

Startingfrom November 2013, CLP has published monthly data in relation to energy costs for electricity generation and electricity sales on its website as a step to enhancing information transparency.