Lamma Power Station
Lamma Power Station 南丫發電廠 | |
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Country | Hong Kong |
Location | Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island, New Territories |
Coordinates | 22°13′6.51″N 114°6′28.63″E / 22.2184750°N 114.1079528°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date |
Hongkong Electric |
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Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Thermal power station | |
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Power generation | |
Units operational |
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MW (2022)[3] | |
External links | |
Website | www |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Traditional Chinese | 南丫發電廠 | ||||||||
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Lamma Power Station, informally known as Lamma Island Power Station, is a thermal power station and solar farm in Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. With an installed capacity of 3,617 MW, the power station is the second largest coal-fired power station in Hong Kong after Castle Peak Power Station.
Completed in 1982 for
Solar
In 2010,
HK Electric expanded the solar farm to a capacity of 1 MW in 2013.[6] The newly installed panels could generate 40% more electricity than the ones used in the original installation. The total solar farm used 8,662 PV modules covering a total area of 13,000 m2.[6]
In 2021, it was announced the system had been upgraded to 1.1 MW due to replacement of older panels. The solar power system is expected to be increased to 1.2 MW by 2023.[2]
See also
References
- ^ HK Electric. March 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ HK Electric. March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Electricity Generation". HK Electric. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Duce, John (29 July 2010). "Hongkong Electric Starts City's Biggest Solar Project". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- HK Electric. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Hongkong Electric. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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