BEC Policy Dialogue Series – Workshop on Future Development of Hong Kong’s Electricity Market (30 April 2015)(只有英文版本)

Event Date
30 Apr 2015
Event Time
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue
BEC Auditorium
BEC will host a workshop on 30 April 2015 to give members a better understanding of the Government’s consultation document and collect views from members. Mr Donald Ng, Principal Assistant Secretary for the Environment (Electricity Reviews) of EnB, Mr. Prashant Bhaskar Vaze, Chief Planning and Trade Practices Officer of the Consumer Council, as well as representatives from the power companies will share their insights on electricity market review from the perspectives of the public sector, suppliers and consumers. Deliberations and views expressed by members at the workshop will be taken into account in preparing the BEC submission in response to the public consultation.
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The Environment Bureau (“EnB”) of the Hong Kong SAR Government launched a three-month “Public Consultation on the Future Development of the Electricity Market” on 31 March 2015. In the consultation paper, the Government has set out its analysis of the market readiness for introducing competition in 2018, proposed some possible options to improve the regulatory arrangement of the electricity market, and laid out a plan to implement the proposed fuel mix in 2020 to meet the city’s demand for electricity and achieve environmental targets.

 

About the Workshop

BEC will host a workshop on 30 April 2015 to give members a better understanding of the Government’s consultation document and collect views from members. We are pleased to have the following speakers to share their insights on electricity market review from the perspectives of the public sector, suppliers and consumers:

  • Mr. Donald Ng, Principal Assistant Secretary for the Environment (Electricity Reviews), Environment Bureau
  • Mr. Prashant Bhaskar Vaze, Chief Planning and Trade Practices Officer, Consumer Council
  • Mr. Joseph Law, Planning & Development Director, CLP Power Hong Kong
  • Mr. TC Yee, General Manager (Corporate Development), Hongkong Electric Group

Prof. Kevin Tsui, Associate Professor, Clemson University, will join the speakers in a panel discussion and share his insights on renewable energy.  Deliberations and views expressed by members at the workshop will be taken into account in preparing the BEC submission in response to the public consultation.

If you are interested in joining the workshop, please fill in the registration form (Registration Closed) and return it to Ms. Jill Chow (T 2784 3942 | E jill@bec.org.hk). For other enquiries, please contact Ms. Venneza Wong (T 2784 3928 | E venneza@bec.org.hk). Seats are limited, and are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Successful registration will be notified separately.

Remarks
(1)    Registrations are subject to final confirmations from BEC
(2)    Registrations of non-BEC members are subject to seats availability, after allowing for members’ registrations
(3)    BEC reserves the right not to accept any registration, at its sole discretion and without the need to give explanations