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· collected 2026-08-25 · by Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong's two electricity suppliers, CLP Power and HK Electric, will raise their fuel-related charges starting from September due to geopolitical tensions and volatility in international energy markets. The increase is expected to affect households with higher air-conditioning expenses after an unusually hot summer. HK Electric's fuel clause charge will rise by 3.4 cents (5.9% increase) to 60.7 Hong Kong cents per kilowatt-hour, while the average net tariff will increase by 1.8%. The suppliers have introduced rebate and relief schemes to ease the burden on households.
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Hong Kong's electricity suppliers, CLP Power and HK Electric, are raising fuel-related charges starting from next month, citing geopolitical tensions and volatility in international energy markets. The companies will increase their "fuel clause charge" to 60.7 Hong Kong cents (7.74 US cents) per kilowatt-hour, up from 57.3 cents in August. This marks the fourth consecutive monthly increase since May, with an additional 1.8% increase in the average net tariff when combined with the basic tariff. To alleviate the burden on households, CLP Power and HK Electric are offering rebates and subsidies.
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Hong Kong power firms to raise fuel charges from September amid geopolitical tensions
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CLP Power and HK Electric announce higher fuel-related charges, while offering rebates and subsidies to ease the burden on households
Hong Kong’s two electricity suppliers will raise fuel-related charges from next month, citing geopolitical tensions and volatility in international energy markets.
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suppliers → announce → markets
As electricity costs rise, CLP Power and HK Electric have introduced rebate and relief schemes as grass-roots households face higher air-conditioning expenses after a summer with an unusually large number of very hot days.
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households → rise → days
HK Electric, which supplies electricity mainly to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island, said on Tuesday that its fuel clause charge would rise to 60.7 Hong Kong cents (7.74 US cents) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September.
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The charge will increase by 3.4 cents, or 5.9 per cent, from August, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase since May.
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charge → increase → May
Together with the basic tariff, the average net tariff will rise to 188.6 cents per unit in September, an increase of 1.8 per cent from August.
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tariff → rise → August
“International energy prices remain volatile, with spot prices for liquefied natural gas having more than doubled compared with levels before the geopolitical developments earlier this year and still rising,” HK Electric said in a statement.
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