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CLP aims to power the sustainable development of communities in which we operate by providing reliable and affordable electricity to our customers with minimal impact to the environment.

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Decarbonisation and digitalisation are at the core of CLP’s business, and sustainability is fully integrated into this strategy.

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CLP continually improves by managing, monitoring and reporting its performance.

CLP Sustainability Report 2020 / About this report / Reporting scope and data verification

Reporting scope and data verification

GRI reference 102-50, 102-51, 102-52

This report covers the CLP Group’s sustainability performance for the calendar year ending 31 December 2020. It is published at the same time as the Annual Report. The previous CLP Sustainability and Annual reports were published in March 2020.

GRI reference 102-45, 102-48, 102-49

CLP reviews its reporting scope regularly to ensure the material impact of the Group’s overall portfolio is covered. In 2020, the reporting scopes of the following data points have been adjusted:

  • Health and Safety, Environmental (HSE): Any assets that have been operating during the year are included in the reporting scope. In 2020, additions to the reporting scope include: the new combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) generation unit (Unit D1) at Black Point Power Station and WE Station in Hong Kong, Laiwu III in Mainland China, Clean Solar Renewable Energy (CREPL) and Divine Solar Renewable Energy (DSPL) in India.

    Satpura Transco Private Limited (STPL) transmission network, acquired by CLP India in November 2019, was not included in the 2019 data points but has been included in the 2020 reporting cycle. Environmental data of the Paguthan power station, the power purchase agreements (PPA) of which expired in December 2018, were not included in the 2020 data points. Echo Group, a solar and LED lighting company, has been added to the safety scope since EnergyAustralia took full ownership of the business.

  • Operations: To reflect CLP’s growing investments in energy storage, an energy storage category was added to the Group’s total generation capacity and total energy sent out breakdown by asset type. It encompasses pumped storage and battery storage. The 2020 data points for energy storage includes Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station, Ballarat battery storage and Gannawarra battery storage in Australia.

  • Climate Vision 2050: While CLP continues to report on carbon intensity based on equity, the Group tracks its performance based on equity plus long-term capacity and energy purchase. This approach reflects more holistically on the developments of generation capacity from other sources. Starting from 2020, CLP also reports the total carbon dioxide emissions of the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio to provide more transparency to the calculation of the Group’s carbon intensity.

See CLP's portfolio changes for the year 2020

GRI reference 102-56

Limited assurance is provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on a selected set of environmental, social and governance-related Key Performance Metrics for this report, in accordance with:

  • The International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (Revised), Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and

  • In respect of greenhouse gas emissions the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3410, Assurance Engagements on Greenhouse Gas Statements.

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Below is the definition of the Group's boundary for each of the main categories of data included in this report. Please refer to the CLP 2020 Annual Report for more details on the entities included in the consolidated financial statements.

Includes people employed by CLP entities and their subsidiaries. This also includes CLP employees who are assigned to work in joint ventures, joint operations or associates.

Selected financial figures are extracted from the Annual Report and the consolidated financial statements of CLP Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (the Group) which is in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). For a detailed description of the financial reporting scope, please refer to the Significant Accounting Policies – Consolidation and Equity Accounting on pages 234-235 of the 2020 Annual Report.

Includes people employed by CLP entities and their subsidiaries. This also includes CLP employees who are assigned to work in joint ventures, joint operations or associates.

Includes the Group's generation and energy storage portfolio, transmission and distribution infrastructure, coal mines, fuel storage facilities and offices that are:

  • Majority owned by CLP or under CLP’s operational control, defined as having full authority to implement CLP’s operating policies; and

  • Under construction or in operation during the reporting year.

100% of the performance data for in-scope assets is reported without adjustment based on CLP's equity share, unless otherwise stated.

Data are consolidated on an operational control basis. It includes the assets in the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio that are:

  • Majority owned by CLP or under CLP’s operational control, and where full authority is given to implement CLP’s operating policies; and

  • In operation during the reporting year.

100% of the performance data for in-scope assets is reported without adjustment based on CLP's equity share, unless otherwise stated.

Includes the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio, transmission and distribution infrastructure, coal mines and fuel storage facilities that are:

  • Majority owned by CLP or under CLP’s operational control, defined as full authority to implement CLP’s operating policies;

  • In operation during the reporting year; and

  • Posing material impact to the environment.

100% of the performance data for in-scope assets is reported without adjustment based on CLP's equity share, unless otherwise stated.

Includes the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio, transmission and distribution, retail and other business activities where relevant, covering GHG emissions from Scope 1, 2 and 3.

Scope 1 CO2e

Includes the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio, transmission and distribution infrastructure, coal mines and fuel storage facilities that are:

  • Owned by CLP, where assets are included on an equity basis (i.e. accounts for the data according to CLP’s equity share in the asset); and

  • In operation during the reporting year.

Scope 2 CO2e

Includes the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio, transmission and distribution infrastructure, coal mines, fuel storage facilities and offices that are:

  • Owned or rented by CLP, where assets and offices are included on an equity basis (i.e. accounts for the data according to CLP’s equity share in the asset); and

  • In operation during the reporting year.

Scope 3 CO2e

Includes indirect emissions (not included in Scope 2) that occur in the value chain of CLP. It includes emissions from the Scope 3 categories relevant to CLP.

Data are consolidated on an equity basis with two variations:

1. Equity basis includes the assets in the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio that are:

  • Owned by CLP, where assets are included on an equity basis (i.e. accounts for the data according to CLP’s equity share in the asset); and

  • In operation during the reporting year.

2. Equity plus long-term capacity and energy purchase basis adds onto (1) above and includes the assets in the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio whose capacity and energy are purchased by CLP to meet customer demand, and where:

  • Purchase agreement duration is at least 5 years; and

  • Capacity or energy purchase is no less than 10MW.

Includes the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio, coal mines or fuel storage facilities that are:

  • Majority owned by CLP or under CLP’s operational control, defined as full authority to implement CLP’s operating policies;

  • In operation during the reporting year; and

  • Posing material impact to the environment.

100% of the performance data for in-scope assets is reported without adjustment based on CLP's equity share, unless otherwise stated.

Data are consolidated on an equity basis with two variations:

1. Equity basis includes the assets in the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio that are:

  • Owned by CLP, where assets are included on an equity basis (i.e. accounts for the data according to CLP’s equity share in the asset); and

  • In operation during the reporting year.

2. Equity plus long-term capacity and energy purchase basis adds onto (1) above and includes the assets in the Group’s generation and energy storage portfolio whose capacity and energy are purchased by CLP to meet customer demand, and where:

  • Purchase agreement duration is at least 5 years; and

  • Capacity or energy purchase is no less than 10MW.

Includes power generation assets involved with the delivery of electricity to CLP Power Hong Kong customers, where:

  • The CO2 and CO2e emissions are from generation assets owned or controlled by CLP Power Hong Kong/ CAPCO in Hong Kong only (as nuclear power generation does not result in significant carbon emissions); and

  • The kWh is from the total electricity sales for CLP Power Hong Kong.


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