Penny's Bay Power Station () is a gas turbine power station in Penny's Bay,

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. The HKD 1.1 billion power station was commissioned on 25 March 1992. The complex consists of three

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in a rectangular turbine hall with three smokestacks. The turbines were supplied by

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and generators by GEC-Alsthom. It is operated by

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as a standby and

peaking power station Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, and occasionally just "peakers", are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity. Because they supply power only occasionally, the power ...

. The power plant can start up in 12 minutes. Its primary fuel is ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD). It is located at

Penny's Bay Penny's Bay or Chok Ko Wan () was a bay in north-eastern Lantau Island, and had been a port since the Ming dynasty. The bay has since been reclaimed and is the site of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which consists of the Hong Kong Disneyland ...

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and its

nameplate capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,

is 300 MW. The plant serves as a backup facility providing quick start support to CLP Power's generating system. The plant attained a

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between 10.1% to 23.3% from 2012 to 2016.CLP Group 2016 Sustainability Report Power from the station is delivered by CLP's 132 kV transmission network and through submarine cables to customers outside Lantau Island.

Transportation

The power station is accessible within walking distance south east from

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of the MTR.

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Transportation

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