A fire broke out at the CLP cable bridge in Long Ping, Yuen Long on Tuesday night (21st), resulting in a major power outage in Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun, affecting about 160,000 residents in the area. Report.
CLP said it had submitted a preliminary report this afternoon (24th), including plans and maintenance and inspection records of the cable bridge.
CLP also mentioned that before the fire broke out, the power grids in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun were operating normally, and the cause of the fire was still under investigation. At that time, priority was given to restoring power supply to emergency and basic services such as hospitals and railways, and new high-voltage cables were laid the day before yesterday. , and strive to complete the energization of the remaining two sets of cables by next Tuesday.
A CLP spokesman said it would once again apologise to the affected customers and would submit further reports as required by the government.
▼The fire of the CLP Cable Bridge in Yuen Long on the evening of June 21▼
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CLP announced this evening that it has submitted a preliminary report to the government this afternoon, explaining the incident, the plans of the cable bridge, its operation, past maintenance and inspection records, the details and priorities of power restoration, and the restoration project plan.
CLP said it observed that the power grids in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun were operating normally before the fire broke out, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The incident affected the power supply in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun. At that time, CLP Power gave priority to restoring power to major emergency and essential services, including hospitals and railways.
When ensuring that these facilities and services can be operated, CLP stated that it will make adjustments based on electricity demand and grid design, and arrange for other customers to restore electricity in stages.
▼On the evening of June 21, there was a power outage in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai▼
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Strive to complete the energization of the remaining two sets of cables by next Tuesday at the latest
CLP mentioned that due to the damage of three sets of 132,000-volt high-voltage cables in the cable bridge, the work of laying new high-voltage cables was immediately started the morning of the previous day (22nd) to strengthen the power supply capacity of the power grid in the region as soon as possible and improve the stability of power supply. sex.
The first set of cables was energized today, and the goal is to complete the energization of the remaining two sets of cables on or before the 28th (next Tuesday).
The spokesperson said that CLP has contacted and coordinated with relevant government departments to provide assistance to affected customers in the event of unstable power supply, and will continue to make every effort to follow up on the incident and submit further reports as required by the government.
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