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Lam Ka-sing

Customers will face higher electricity bills next month as Hong Kong’s two power suppliers will raise fuel-related charges, with the firms blaming geopolitical tensions and volatility in international energy markets.
As electricity costs rise, CLP Power and HK Electric have introduced rebate and relief schemes as grass-roots households face higher air-conditioning costs after a summer with an unusually high number of very hot 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 HK cents (7.74 US cents) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September.
The charge will increase by 3.4 cents, or 5.9 per cent, from August, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase since May. The fuel clause charge has jumped 1.3 times from 26 cents per kWh in 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.


“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.
“As fuel costs are progressively reflected through the [fuel clause charge] mechanism, the [fuel clause charge] is expected to remain at a relatively high level in the coming months.”
CLP Power, which supplies customers in Kowloon, the New Territories, Lantau and other outlying islands, said its fuel cost adjustment would rise to 45.1 cents per unit in September, up 0.1 cent from August.
The company said the increase – the sixth consecutive monthly rise since March – reflected changes in actual fuel costs over the previous three months. Its fuel cost adjustment has risen by 15.1 per cent from 39.2 cents per unit of electricity in March.

The increases come as Hong Kong experiences a summer with an unusually high number of very hot days, placing an additional financial burden on low-income residents who may find it increasingly difficult to afford air conditioning.
Data from the Hong Kong Observatory showed that the city recorded 19 very hot days, defined as days on which the maximum temperature reached at least 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit), between May and July this year.
To ease the impact of higher electricity costs on households, HK Electric said it would provide a special subsidy of eight cents per unit to residential customers whose monthly consumption does not exceed 450 units from August to October.


For a household consuming 450 units a month, the monthly electricity bill would rise by HK$15.30 from August after taking the basic tariff and special subsidy into account, the company said.
HK Electric also said it had launched a programme providing heat-relief activities, electricity-safety talks and circulating fans to eligible low-income households and elderly residents to help reduce their energy bills.
For a household consuming 450 units a month under CLP, the electricity bill will rise by 45 cents per month from August to September, according to calculations by the South China Morning Post.
CLP Power has also introduced a three-month special fuel rebate. From August to October 2026, residential customers consuming no more than 900 units per bill will receive a rebate of eight cents per unit. About half of the company’s residential customers are expected to qualify.
After the rebate, eligible residential customers would pay a fuel cost adjustment of 37.1 cents per unit in September, lower than the January 2026 level, CLP Power said.
Based on an average monthly consumption of 450 units, eligible households would receive more than HK$100 in total rebates over the three-month period, providing timely relief for families, the company added.


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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


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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