Case studies

In 2024, CLP Power was presented with an Outstanding Rehabilitation Partners Award by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) in recognition of its contributions in providing rehabilitation opportunities to young people in custody and helping to build a more inclusive and harmonious society.  CLP Power continued to collaborate with CSD in the year, delivering three career talks for 85 young inmates that included useful information about continuing their studies and exploring pathways in engineering.

Three career talks were delivered for 85 young inmates that included useful information about continuing their studies and exploring pathways in engineering.

CLP Power also supported the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Strive and Rise Programme 2023/24 by nominating 11 mentors, including graduate trainees, young engineers and representatives from various business units to participate in a one-year mentorship programme in which they paired one-on-one with underprivileged junior form students. Throughout the year, the mentors accompanied the students in a wide range of activities, including 20 visits to CLP facilities such as the CLP E-Playground, the CLP Power Academy and the CLP Low Carbon Energy Education Centre, and provided them with valuable life and study advice. Our efforts have been recognised with CLP being awarded the Supporting Organisation Award for the second consecutive year.

Further, CLP Power supported the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups for the CLP Energy for Brighter Tomorrows Award by providing scholarships for 20 young people with outstanding achievements in battling adversity. Ten CLP Power colleagues acted as mentors for the students. Since its launch in 2018, a total of 120 students have been awarded scholarships. 

CLP Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2024 to cultivate electrical engineering talents in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. Under the MoU, CLP Power will jointly develop innovative digital training and learning materials utilising advanced technologies, including the metaverse, immersive virtual environments, virtual reality and augmented reality. Students from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University will also have opportunities to experience the real-life working environment of the power industry.

CLP Power is committed to promoting a low-carbon and energy-saving lifestyle through the use of innovative tools and public education programmes. A newly launched board game titled “Low-Carbon City Planner” with a coding element has been sent to all kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong, teaching young children about energy saving, low carbon living and waste reduction at source in an interactive way. Its official launch, officiated by Under Secretary for Education Mr Jeff Sze and Ms Quince Chong, our Chief Corporate Development Officer, was held in September 2024 and attended by nearly 70 guests, including members of the CLP Education Fund Advisory Committee, CLP Local Community Advisory Committee, NGO partners, school principals and teachers. A demonstration of the board game was made to the public at the Hong Kong Book Fair, where nearly 40,000 visitors visited CLP's booth to learn about energy saving and the power journey through exhibits such as the board game, mini games and a new cartoon video on the Power Kid Channel. With support from CLP graduate trainees and young engineers, kindergarten visits continued that involved talks given to young kids about the power generation journey, the safe use of electricity, the work life of engineers and tips for energy-saving. To date, this initiative has reached over 56,000 children at more than 750 kindergartens.

The CLP booth at the annual HK Book Fair attracted nearly 40,000 visitors. 

Since its launch in 2016, the “Engineer in School Programme” has motivated secondary school students to save energy and explore careers in power engineering. CLP engineers have engaged with more than 71,000 students from 190 schools through school talks and workshops, STEM workshops and visits to the Power Quality Workshop, CLP E-Playground, the InnoPower Hall and the Low Carbon Education Centre.

Under the CLP Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future Programme, CLP Power organised the Energy-Saving and Low-Carbon Innovation for Tomorrows Competition in partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Hong Kong. Funded by the CLP Community Energy Saving Fund, the competition attracted entries from more than 90 teams from higher educational institutions, who were challenged to improve the lives of disadvantaged people and the community at large by designing practical solutions to encourage energy saving and low carbon living. 20 teams were selected as finalists and received funding from CLP Power to create prototypes of their proposed solutions. Feedback and advice on the prototypes were provided by professional engineers and representatives from the social welfare sector to help the students turn their ideas into reality. A total of 8 teams with outstanding performance were awarded and received a total cash prize of HK$110,000.

Finalists of the CLP Energy-Saving and Low-Carbon Innovation for Tomorrows Competition outline their research findings and prototype solutions to officiating guests.