Island. It is hoped that towards the end of 1950 with the additional facilities available all restrictions on industrial power users over peak load hours will be withdrawn.
During 1949 9,387 additional meters were connected; 1,021 street lamps were in commission during the year. The number of consumers on 31st December, 1949 was 48,805, an increase of over four thousand over the previous year; meters connected totalled 61,273, an increase of over 10,000. A total of 109,249,808 units was sold by the Company during 1949, an increase of 26,256,534 over 1948.
The charges for electric current were reduced from 35 cents per unit to 33 cents, less discounts, for lighting and remained at 14 cents per unit for power with a reduction to 13.3 cents when units in excess of 1,000 are consumed in a month. Special rates are quoted for bulk supply consumers. The supply is distributed at 6,600 volts, 3 phase, 50 cycles and 346/200 volts, 3 phase, 4 wire, 50 cycles.
Electricity in Kowloon and the New Territories is supplied by the China Light & Power Co., Ltd. Throughout the past year there has been a steady expansion in the industrial use of electricity when no less than 252 additional factories were connected to the Company's mains. Domestic consumption of current has also increased. Street lighting has now been fully rehabilitated and is far ahead of the pre-war standard of lighting. Large scale building operations are at present in hand which will undoubtedly considerably increase the demands for electricity, both for domestic and industrial purposes. Plans for major extensions have been carefully made in order that the Company's distribution. system will at all times be able to meet whatever demands are made without any restrictions.
The total generating capacity of the Power Station is 50,500 k.w. The boiler plant capacity at the present time is 465,000 lbs. per hour and will be increased to 665,000 lbs. per hour in a few months when the latest oil fired boiler is commissioned. An additional 20,000 k.w. turbo-alternator and an additional 200,000 lbs. per hour dual fired boiler are on order and are expected to be commissioned in the middle of 1951.
The present charges for electricity are 35 cents per unit for lighting, 16 cents for power and 13 cents for domestic
power.
Gas
Gas is supplied on both sides of the harbour by the Hong Kong & China Gas Co. which was first established in the Colony in 1861. Progress has been made in regard to repairs and renewals of plant and mains during the year and it is hoped, subject to arrival of the necessary supplies
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