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which was 14.1 per cent more than in the previous year. The generat- ing station at Hok Yuen on Kowloon Bay has a capacity of 362.5 MW and a new 60 MW unit to be commissioned early in 1966 will bring the total capacity to 422 MW.
At the beginning of 1965 the Peninsula Electric Power Company Limited was formed to provide additional generation facilities for the system operated by China Light and Power Company. The new company is owned 60. per cent by Esso and 40 per cent by China Light, capital being provided by the two partners in the same ratio. Hok Yuen 'C' station, which will provide a further 240 MW, is being built for the Peninsula Electric Power Company. At the same time plans are being made for a new power station on the south shore of Tsing Yi Island. This programme calls for six 120 MW sets, which will be installed as the load grows. Larger units may be added in later years when required.
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China Light's main transmission system is at present operated mainly at 33 kV. A 66 kV system was inaugurated in September 1965 with the commissioning of a line from Hok Yuen to Sham Shui Po. In future, transmission will be largely at 132 kV. At 30th September 1965, the main network comprised 377.4 miles at 33 kV or higher, and 522.8 miles at 11-6.6 kV. The electricity supply in Kowloon and the New Territories is 50 cycle alternating current, normally 200 volts single-phase or 346 volts three-phase. Supply for bulk consumers is available at 11 kV and, for the time being, at 6.6 kV.
At 30th September 1965, there were 345,380 consumers, 19.7 per cent more than in the previous year. During the 12 months ended 30th September, 1,834.5 million kWh were generated, an increase of 15.9 per cent. A total of 1,613.1 million kWh were sold, comprising: 285.9 million kWh lighting; 8.7 million kWh public lighting; 621.7 million kWh ordinary power; 696.8 million kWh bulk supply.
Towards the end of 1964 the China Light and Power Company accepted a scheme of control, under which permitted profits are related to the net fixed assets employed, while incentives for pri- vate investment are maintained. At the same time, tariff reductions were provided for. An interim scale of charges came into force on 1st June 1965, the basic rates per kWh being: 29 cents for lighting; 13.6 cents for ordinary power; 11.5 cents for domestic cooking. Special rates apply to industrial bulk supply.