CKI Lamma power station

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CKI Lamma power station (香港電燈南丫發電廠) is a 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, on Lamma Island, in Islands District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Background on Plant

CKI Lamma power station is an eight-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 2,500 MW. The plant was completed between 1982 and 1997, and is owned by Cheung Kong Infrastructure.

Units 1 & 2 of 250 MW each were retired in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: HK Electric
• Parent company: Power Assets Holdings, Cheung Kong Infrastructure, CK Hutchison Holdings
• Location: Lamma Island, Islands District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
• Coordinates: 22.2188909, 114.1082183 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 2,000 MW (Unit 3: 250 MW; Units 4-8: 350 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start year: 1982-84 (Units 1-3); 1987-88 (Units 4 & 5); 1992-97 (Units 6-8)
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