Hongkong Electric Company

Hongkong Electric Company
香港電燈有限公司
HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments
SEHK: 2638
ISINHK0000179108
IndustryPublic utility
Founded1 December 1890; 133 years ago (1890-12-01) in British Hong Kong
HeadquartersHongkong Electric Centre, 44 Kennedy Road,
Hong Kong
Key people
  • WAN Chi Tin (CEO)
  • FOK Kin Ning, Canning (Chairman)
  • LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Deputy Chairman)[1]
ProductsElectric service
RevenueHK$ 11,344 million (2021)[2]
Total assets
  • IncreaseHK$114,828 million (2021)
  • HK$111,567 million (2020)[2]
Number of employees
1,682 (2022)[3]
Websitewww.hkelectric.com
Hongkong Electric Company
Traditional Chinese香港電燈有限公司
Simplified Chinese香港电灯有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Diàndēng Yǒuxiàngōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 din6 dang1 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
HK Electric
Traditional Chinese港燈
Simplified Chinese港灯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǎng Dēng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggong2 dang1

The Hongkong Electric Company (HEC; Chinese: 香港電燈有限公司) is one of Hong Kong's two main electricity generation companies, the other being China Light & Power. The company is owned by several companies including Power Assets Holdings, State Grid Corporation of China, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings and Qatar Investment Authority.[4] It was the first company to provide electricity in Hong Kong, having run continually since the 19th century.

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Hongkong Electric. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Annual Report 2021: Crafting a Greener Future (PDF) (Report). Hongkong Electric Company. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ Interim Report 2022 (PDF) (Report). Hongkong Electric Company. August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Power Assets sells $991 mln HK Electric stake to Qatar". Reuters. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.