Day trip Sunny Bay – Discovery Bay – Central 4-16-21
Nuclear Power in China
Hong Kong gets much of its power from mainland China, in particular about 70% of the output from Daya Bay’s 1888 MWe net nuclear capacity is sent there. A 2014 agreement increases this to 80%. The Hong Kong government plans to close down its coal-fired plants, and by 2020 to get 50% of its power from mainland nuclear (now 23%), 40% from gas locally (now 22%) and 3% from renewables. Another option, with less import dependence, is to increase domestic generation from gas to 60%, and maintain mainland nuclear at 20%.
Hong Kong utility China Light & Power (CLP) has equity in CGN’s Daya Bay (25%) power plant, and was until 2013 negotiating a possible 17% share in Yangjiang. After considering equity in a further CGN nuclear plant, in October 2016 CLP Holdings Ltd successfully bid for a 17% share in Yangjiang Nuclear Power Co Ltd, in response to a CGN general invitation to tender.
Since 1994 Hong Kong has been getting up to one-third of its power from Daya Bay output, and this contract now runs to 2034. According to CLP data, nuclear power cost HK 47 c/kWh in November 2013, compared with 27 cents for coal and 68 cents for gas, which provides the main opportunity to increase supply. CLP supplies about 80% of Hong Kong’s power.
Manufacturing digitized
China is aiming to have its manufacturing enterprises fully digitized by 2035, in a bid to upgrade its massive but declining manufacturing sectors and avoid technological blockades by the US.
Xi received the credentials of 29 new ambassadors to China
Swimming beaches
China’s Vision 2035
Alibaba fines
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation fines Alibaba a record of 18.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion), 4% of its 2019 revenue, for abusing market dominant position on Saturday. Alibaba is demanded to “stop illegal activities.”
Egypt to produce Chinese COVID-19 vaccines locally
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on April 8 local time that the Egyptian cabinet has approved a state-owned vaccine producer to produce the Chinese Sinovac 科兴 vaccine locally in Egypt. She stressed that the locally produced New Crown vaccine will be exported to African countries.
Space environment survey satellite
This is China’s airspace