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41-474: The Hong Kong–based British businessman and owner of CLP Power , Lawrence Kadoorie , conceived of the plan to build a nuclear plant in Guangdong province to provide electricity to both Hong Kong and Southern China. Kadoorie envisioned the plant as part of a "grand strategy" to enhance economic links with Mainland China and help to preserve British administration of Hong Kong. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

82-552: A combined capacity of 73 megawatts to the China General Nuclear Power Group for an estimated £100   million. In November 2017, EDF sold its majority stake in five wind farms across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for £98   million. A release from EDF confirmed that in 2018 the firm lost 200,000 consumers due to them shopping around a competitive marketplace. EDF also found that earnings for its UK business had tumbled by 16.5% to £691   million in

123-730: A floating offshore wind development at Blyth and a 22 turbine onshore wind farm Garn Fach in Wales. EDF develop, operate and maintain solar projects. Sutton Bridge is the company's first solar farm of grid-scale and will be approximately 139 hectares. In 2019 EDF signed an agreement to install solar panels on the roofs of a number of Tesco's largest stores in England. EDF owned and operated one 2,000   MW coal fired power station, West Burton A Power Station , located near Retford in Nottinghamshire . Generation at West Burton A power station ended on

164-660: A milestone in November 2021, clocking up 2000 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity – enough to power all the UK's homes for more than 18 years. In February 2013, EDF sought an estimated £5   million in damages from environmental activists from the No Dash for Gas campaign, who occupied the EDF owned West Burton CCGT power station in October 2012, and pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated trespass. It

205-475: A minimal amount of radiation – only 0.8 millisieverts, the equivalent to an x-ray (which 1 out 400 people get every year in the general population). The Day Bay Nuclear Power Plant consist of 2 operational reactors. CLP Power CLP Group ( Chinese : 中電集團 ) and its holding company , CLP Holdings Ltd ( Chinese : 中電控股有限公司 ), also known as China Light and Power Company, Limited (now CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. , Chinese : 中華電力有限公司 ),

246-611: A new branch, CLP Innovation (previously named) and now CLP Digital. The branch has a separate company listing, Smart Energy Connect (SEC) that provides environmentally friendly solutions. As of 2013, CLP Group is a component of The Global Dow —a 150-stock index of the world's leading blue-chips. The company has been a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index , the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), and/or

287-560: A new greener eco friendly image. In 2009, with Euro RSCG London , EDF created the Team Green Britain campaign, in which Olympic athletes encouraged Britons to be more environmentally aware. On 2 April 2012, EDF launched an advert, including their new mascot, Zingy. In 2020 EDF launched their new brand purpose focused on tackling climate change and aired a TV advertising campaign promoting their new company ambition and purpose "Helping Britain achieve Net Zero". EDF Energy Networks

328-502: A number of power stations in Asia. While most are either coal-fired or fossil fuel power stations , the company also generates electricity using nuclear , solar energy and wind power . Sources of electricity generated and provided by CLP in Hong Kong (2020) Hong Kong sites include Black Point Power Station , Castle Peak Power Station , and Penny's Bay Power Station . CLP

369-639: A subsidiary of CGN. On 9 October 1987, the Hong Kong Legislative Council task force was informed that 316 steel reinforcing bars were missing from the reactor platform of Unit 1. There should have been 8080 bars in the whole structure and 576 bars in the Unit 1 reactor platform. The incident was discovered and concealed by the operating company in September 1987. It was disclosed by a local Hong Kong newspaper in October. The concrete platform did not meet

410-505: Is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France), with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom . It employs 11,717 people, and handles 5.22 million business and residential customer accounts. EDF Energy Customers (trading as EDF)

451-533: Is an electricity company in Hong Kong . Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndicate, its core business remains the generation, transmission, and retailing of electricity. It also has businesses in a number of Asian markets as well as EnergyAustralia in Australia . It is one of the two main electricity power generation companies in Hong Kong, the other being Hongkong Electric Company . The company

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492-590: Is unusual in the United Kingdom for companies to seek damages from protesters. Environmentalist George Monbiot , writing in The Guardian , said EDF was conducting a strategic lawsuit against public participation , "part of a global strategy by corporations to stifle democracy", and predicted the "disastrous unintended consequences of an attempt at censorship" could result in the Streisand effect and be comparable to

533-733: Is wholly owned by the French state owned EDF ( Électricité de France ) and was formed in January 2002, following the acquisition and mergers of Seeboard plc (formerly the South Eastern Electricity Board), London Electricity plc (formerly the London Electricity Board or LEB), SWEB Energy plc (formerly the South Western Electricity Board) and two coal fired power stations and a combined cycle gas turbine power station. In 2009, EDF took control of

574-597: The 2007 Rugby World Cup (shared with Peugeot ) EDF was the main sponsor of the Anglo-Welsh Cup – the Rugby Union domestic cup for the twelve clubs in the English Premiership and the four Welsh regions – between 2006 and 2009. In July 2007, EDF was confirmed as another Level One sponsor for London 2012 with exclusive branding rights and Olympic team sponsorship for the 2008, 2010 and 2012 games as well as being

615-459: The IAEA PRIS database. Daya Bay and the adjacent Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant are operated together by Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co (DNMC), an affiliate of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). Daya Bay is 25% owned by Hong Kong-listed CLP Group , which buys about 80% of the plant's output to supply Hong Kong's power needs. 75% is owned by Guangdong Nuclear Investment,

656-527: The McLibel case . The activists received support in the days since the case became public, with over 6,000 signatures on a supportive petition at Change.org within the first day, and over 64,000 by the time EDF dropped their lawsuit on 13 March 2013, saying that this was "a fair and reasonable solution" after the protesters had "agreed in principle to accept a permanent injunction which prevents them from entering multiple sites operated by EDF Energy". Following

697-502: The nuclear generator in the United Kingdom, British Energy , buying share capital from the government. This made EDF one of the largest generators in the United Kingdom. The development branch of EDF was formed in April 2004, bringing together the separate infrastructure interests of what were LE Group, Seeboard and SWEB. The focus for the branch is development activity through the participation in major new infrastructure projects, largely in

738-428: The 31 March 2023. In the period from April 2020 to March 2021, the percentage of electricity generated by EDF from each source was as follows: nuclear – 62.1%, renewable – 29%, gas – 7.5%, coal – 1.3% with average CO 2 intensity of 42 gCO 2 eq/kWh. In 2020, EDF nuclear power plants provided 16.1% of UK total electricity generation, down from 17.3% in 2019. As of 2020 EDF supplied 32.4% of low-carbon energy in

779-877: The ACT and Queensland. CLP established its presence in Southeast Asia and Taiwan in the early 1990s. Since then, they have built a portfolio of quality assets in the region. Following the divestment of interest in EGCO in Thailand in early 2011, their investments currently consist of the Ho-Ping coal-fired project in Taiwan and the Lopburi solar farm in Thailand. They are also co-developing two coal-fired projects in Vietnam. EDF Energy EDF Energy

820-601: The CLP board of directors in 1930 and retains control of the company as of 2013. In 1983, the company established a joint venture with Guangdong Nuclear Power for the construction and operation of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant . On 6 January 1998, CLP Holdings Limited replaced China Light & Power Company Limited as the new holding company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong . In 2018, CLP established

861-779: The Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific 40 Index (DJSI Asia Pacific 40). Since 2010, CLP has also been listed on the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index and Hang Seng (Mainland and HK) Corporate Sustainability Index. Basic tariff (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024) Fuel cost adjustment In recent years, CLP has sought to expand outside of its native Hong Kong, accomplishing this through mergers and acquisitions . Markets outside Hong Kong it has entered include Australia (through EnergyAustralia ), India , Mainland China , Southeast Asia and Taiwan . Its first market outside Hong Kong

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902-747: The United Kingdom. Heysham 1 and Hartlepool will have their life extended by five years until 2024, while Heysham 2 and Torness will see their closure dates pushed back by seven years to 2030. In November 2020 EDF announced Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset will move into the defuelling phase no later than 15 July 2022. As of 2021, EDF owns and operates 37 wind farms including the 59 turbine onshore wind farm at Dorenell in Scotland, and are developing two offshore wind projects at Codling Wind Park in Ireland and Neart na Gaoithe in Scotland. The company have plans for

943-582: The acquisition of British Energy in 2009, the EDF portfolio includes eight nuclear power stations . They are seven AGR power stations ( Dungeness B ; Hinkley Point B ; Hunterston B ; Hartlepool ; Heysham 1 ; Heysham 2 and Torness ) and one PWR power station ( Sizewell B ), totalling nearly 9,000   MW of installed capacity. In 2007, EDF announced its intention to construct up to four new EPR design reactors; two at Hinkley Point C (currently scheduled to start operation in 2025 ), two at Sizewell C and Bradwell B . EDF plans to build and operate

984-589: The acquisition of 11 Scottish wind farm sites from asset manager Partnerships for Renewables, with a potential capacity of 600   MW. In May 2018, EDF Energies Nouvelles bought the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm in Scotland from Irish company Mainstream Renewable Power, following a competitive process. It will produce 450   MW. The farm is planned to go online in 2023. EDF Renewables opened its wind farm in Blyth in July 2018, where

1025-617: The individual turbines are connected via 66-kilometre (41 mi) offshore cables to bring the electricity produced onshore. EDF is the "in Association" sponsor of Cheltenham Science Festival and have been supporters of the Big Bang Fair since 2015. EDF has sponsored several shows on ITV , including Soapstar Superstar and City Lights . It also sponsored coverage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany (shared with Budweiser ) and coverage of

1066-579: The new plants through its subsidiary NNB Generation Company (NNB GenCo). In August 2014, the company announced it had shut down four of its 15 reactors for a period of eight weeks to investigate potential cracking in the boiler spine. In 2015, EDF announced a 10-year life extension for Dungeness B, initially pushing back the closure date until 2028, although it subsequently ceased production and commenced defuelling in June 2021. In February 2016, EDF announced that it would keep four of its nuclear plants open in

1107-697: The official energy provider. In August 2008, EDF formed a partnership with The British Red Cross to help vulnerable people to get support during power failures. In January 2011, EDF took over sponsorship from British Airways of the London Eye , on a three-year deal renaming the London Eye as the EDF Energy London Eye. On 4 January 2008, EDF began advertising on the television through ITV, Channel 4 , Channel 5 and various satellite channels. EDF are using "It's not easy being green" as their slogan to target

1148-445: The public sector through public-private partnership (PPP) and private finance initiative (PFI) type schemes. The electricity distribution (or downstream) networks formerly known as EDF Energy Networks were sold in November, 2010 to Hong Kong–based Cheung Kong Group (CKG), owned by billionaire Li Ka Shing . Later, EDF Energy Networks was renamed to UK Power Networks . In December 2014, EDF sold three small UK based wind farms with

1189-467: The shareholders of the plant, China Light & Power (CLP), a Hong Kong–based utility, that the government nuclear safety watchdog in both mainland China and Hong Kong were notified and briefed. CLP said in a statement that the leak was small and fell below international standards requiring reporting as a safety issue. No radioactive monitoring stations in Hong Kong detected any rise in radioactivity. Mainland China news outlets also quoted officials explaining

1230-513: The situation, which was considered under normal operation conditions and fell below international standards for reporting. In April 2011, Daya Bay Power Plant won an unprecedented four out of six awards in the annual nuclear power plant safety competition held by EDF Energy . "Everyone was shocked by Daya Bay's figures, especially for repairs and maintenance," said Liu Changshen, General Manager of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Company. The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant also stood out as its staff are exposed to

1271-405: The specifications set. Company officials explained that the incident was due to a "mistaken perception" of the architectural drawings . In the aftermath of the incident, steps were taken to remedy the missing reinforcing bars. Extra reinforcement would be applied on the second layer of concrete for the shortfall on the first of the five layers. A Hong Kong Legislative Councillor, Jackie Chan , who

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1312-580: The time, signed a petition opposing nuclear power. Over a hundred community groups brought discussion on the construction, with the opposition primarily focusing on environmental issues and the rights of Hong Kong residents. Unit 1 began power operations on August 31, 1993, and Unit 2 began power operations on February 2, 1994. The reactors were designed and built by the French National Company, Framatome , with Chinese participation. The plants were originally named Guangdong-1 and Guangdong-2 in

1353-462: The whole UK energy mix. EDF Renewables in the UK is a joint venture between EDF Renewables Group and EDF.   In April 2017, EDF Renewable Energy, in a joint venture with EDF, announced the commissioning of the Corriemoillie (47.5   MW), Beck Burn (31   MW) and Pearie Law (19.2   MW) wind farms. Beck Burn was opened in July that year. Also in July 2017, EDF Renewables announced

1394-632: The year to 31 December. On 4 November 2019 EDF announced the acquisition British start up Pivot Power, who specialise in battery storage and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging. EDF acquired a majority stake in Pod Point , one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging companies in the UK, in February 2020. On 31 August 2021, EDF announced the sales of its 1332 MW combined cycle gas turbine power station and 49   MW battery at West Burton B to EIG. The UK's nuclear stations, run by EDF, reached

1435-536: Was a civil engineer by trade criticised attempts to downplay the issue which focused on the fact that "only 2 per cent" of the total number of bars were missing. The 316 missing bars localised to the reactor platform which would have resulted in 55 per cent reduction in the total of 576 bars. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported the incident in 1991 with a title "Hong Kong fears Chinese Chernobyl ". On June 16, 2010, Radio Free Asia informed that there

1476-461: Was a leak in one of the fuel tubes. Officials denied this information stating that "Daya Bay's two reactor units are functioning safely and stably. There has been no radioactive leak". Radio Free Asia quoted an unidentified expert, saying that radioactive iodine had been released. They also claimed the incident had not been immediately reported to the government, and was kept secret for some time. The New York Times reported differently, quoting one of

1517-537: Was commissioned in 2012. The company also has a number of wind power sites in the country. It has now signed up for its very first solar project - Veltoor at Telangana. EnergyAustralia is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLP and is one of Australia's largest integrated energy businesses. As of 2013, EnergyAustralia generates electricity from coal, gas and renewable energy sources, and retails electricity and gas, of 5,662MW to over 2.8 million residential and business users across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales,

1558-763: Was enthusiastic about the plan and committed to the support of the UK Department of Industry. Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was also enthusiastic about the proposed nuclear plan. At a 1985 meeting between Deng and Kadoorie the two men expressed a desire to celebrate the planned commissioning of the first reactor in 1992, despite their advanced age. In 1985, the building of Daya Bay nuclear power plant incited controversy and led to objections from prominent politicians in nearby Hong Kong , such as Martin Lee and Szeto Wah , legislative councillors , district board members. A million people, or one fifth of Hong Kong's population at

1599-531: Was founded in Hong Kong in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndicate by Shewan Tomes and Company and others. In 1903, the company's first power station , with a generating capacity of 75 kW, was commissioned in Hung Hom at the junction of present-day Chatham Road and Princess Margaret Road . By 1919, the company was supplying electricity for street lights in Kowloon . The Kadoorie family joined

1640-779: Was mainland China; by way of connecting its power stations in Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland grid , CLP began supplying power in 1979. The 1990s saw the start of expansionary M&A activity with CLP acquiring nearly a half-dozen companies between 1996 and 2005. In 1996 the company entered joint-ventures with Taiwan Cement Corporation ; in 1998, part ownership of Thai Electricity Generating Public Co Ltd; and in 2001, Australian Yallourn Energy. It expanded operations in Australia to include retailing when it bought TXU Merchant Energy in 2005. And in 2002 CLP acquired an Indian company, Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation Private Limited. CLP has

1681-648: Was the equity investors of two power stations in Guangdong province , Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant and Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station in Conghua , Guangzhou . It also operates a Guangxi province plant, Fangchenggang power station. CLP power stations in India include gas powered Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation's former station Paguthan Combined Cycle Power Plant and a coal-fired power station Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar , Haryana, that

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