North Point Power Station

North Point Power Station
Japanese troops of the 10th Independent artillery brigade attack North Point. 1941.
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CountryHong Kong
LocationNorth Point
Coordinates22°17′25″N 114°11′37″E / 22.290153°N 114.193739°E / 22.290153; 114.193739
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1913
Commission date1919[1]
Decommission date1978
OwnerHongkong Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelTown gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity34 MW (46,000 hp) (1966)
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North Point Power Station (Chinese: 北角發電廠) was a power station in Hong Kong located on Electric Road in North Point and near Fortress Hill, to the west side of where the City Garden housing estate is now located. It was built to replace the inadequate Wan Chai Power StationWan Chai Power Station [zh] and was owned and operated by Hongkong Electric.

  1. ^ 香港電機工程發展趣誌 [Development of Power Generation in Hong Kong]. 香港工程師學會-電機分部. 2006. ISBN 978-962-7619-20-8.