CLP and Hongkong Electric will announce the increase in electricity bills for the coming year today (22nd). It is expected that the increase in the two electricity bills may reach double-digit growth. Wu Kunlian, a member of the Kwai Chung Subdivided Housing Residents Alliance, said that because the subdivided housing units have no windows, the air There is no circulation, the air conditioner needs to be turned on for a long time, and the electricity consumption is more than that of ordinary households. In addition, some owners overcharge water and electricity bills, so no matter how much the increase is, it will be a heavy burden on the demand for subdivided flats.
He suggested that the two power companies set up a subsidy for hot weather, and provide subsidized households with additional electricity fee subsidies every summer, such as 500 yuan per month. In addition, he believes that it is a good thing that the two power companies continue to assist subdivided households to replace energy-saving appliances and reduce electricity expenses.
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Wu Kunlian said in a radio program today that the subdivided flats have no windows, the air is not circulated, and the air conditioner needs to be turned on for a long time. Households have a heavy burden: "The public price of electricity for subdivided flats is $1.5 to $1.6, which is higher than that of ordinary citizens. The most expensive price is 2.8 to 3 kilowatt-hours."
Electricity expenses account for 5 to 7% of the income of subdivided households
He continued to point out that electricity bills are the biggest burden on subdivided households after rent. Currently, rent expenses account for about 40% of subdivided households' income, and electricity expenses also account for 5 to 7% of subdivided households' income.
Although the two power companies have installed independent electricity meters for subdivided households in the past six months, in fact very few subdivided households have installed independent electricity meters. Overcharging electricity bills is also one of the ways for owners to collect profits, so few owners are willing to let the two electricity install Independent electricity meter.
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CLP will allocate 100 million yuan this year to launch the "CLP Fuel Subsidy Scheme", which is expected to benefit 150,000 households, including 100,000 eligible households, including the elderly, low-income families and the disabled. Each household will receive 600 A one-time fuel subsidy of 1 yuan; the remaining 50,000 subdivided households, each of which can receive a one-off fuel subsidy of 800 yuan.
Continue to assist subdivided households to replace energy-saving appliances
He believes that compared with a one-off subsidy, the hot weather subsidy of the two power plants subsidizes more households, and provides additional electricity subsidy to subdivided housing households every summer, such as 500 yuan per month in summer for four consecutive months, which is more effective in helping subdivided housing household.
In addition, CLP will allocate 20 million yuan to provide 10,000 transitional housing households with a subsidy of 2,000 yuan per household for energy-saving appliances to improve their home energy efficiency.
He believes that this is definitely a good thing, but it depends on how it is actually implemented: "How about finding 10,000 households through NGOs?"
Electricity fee increase｜Unaffected by the adjournment of the guild. The Legislative Council will discuss the increase of the electricity fee for the two electricity. Xie Zhanhuan pointed out that he will try his best to reduce the increase in electricity charges｜The fuel charges of the two electricity companies will continue to rise. Scholars expect that the situation in Russia and Ukraine will affect energy prices and it will be difficult to drop sharply.
