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Written by: Golden Chess
2020-01-21 21:52
Last updated: 2020-01-21 21:52In order to promote the development of renewable energy, the government and the two power companies have successively implemented the “on-grid tariff” plan from 2018, that is, the two power companies repurchase electricity produced by private renewable energy installations at a price of 3 to 5 yuan per kilowatt-hour. The Secretary for the Environment, Huang Jinxing, said today (21st) that the two power companies have approved more than 6,000 applications, most of which are solar systems, distributed in village houses, residential buildings, industrial and commercial buildings, and schools.
He also pointed out that the related solar panels are expected to occupy a total area of nearly 50 hectares, which can generate about 91 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy power per year, which is sufficient to power about 27,000 home users, that is, more than the total number of households in Taikoo Shing.
The two power companies have approved about 6,000 applications for on-grid tariffs, and the related solar panels will cover a total area of nearly 50 hectares. (Website of Environment Agency)
CLP launched the on-grid tariff plan on October 1, 2018, and HEC also started on January 1, last year. Huang Jinxing published a blog today, saying that in the past few decades, only about 200 private renewable energy installations in Hong Kong have been connected to the public grid. In the first year of the implementation of on-grid tariffs, new renewable energy projects have sprung up, and more than 7,000 cases have been registered recently. Application.
He said that the current on-grid electricity price applications are mostly in rural houses or detached houses, accounting for about 80% of applications. In line with the on-grid tariff, the government has relaxed restrictions on installing solar panels on rooftops of New Territories exempted buildings, allowing the height limit of installations to be increased from 1.5m to 2.5m from the rooftop.
Huang Jinxing yesterday (20th) visited the first school to implement the "Central Power Institute" plan. (Website of Environment Agency)
In addition, early last year, the government introduced the "Central Electricity Society" program to add solar panels to eligible schools and non-governmental welfare organizations. Last year, the first round of applications of the "Central Power Institute" received more than 200 applications, and the second round of applications has just begun. Huang Jinxing pointed out yesterday (20th) that he visited the first school in the Fengxi Innovation Primary School in Sheung Shui, the first school to implement the "Electricity Research Institute" program. He described students as observing and learning from the power generation in the school.
In order to promote the development of renewable energy, the government and the two power companies have successively implemented the "grid tariff" plan from 2018. (Profile picture / Photo by Lu Yiming)
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