Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Date closed / demolished
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
This was Hongkong Electric's third power station. It replaced their second power station in North Point, and in turn was replaced by their fourth and current power station on Lamma Island.
Later place(s) at this location
Photos that show this Place
1965
1967
1968
Comments
Lifetime of Ap Lei Chau Power Station
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/hongkong-electric-holdings-ltd-history/
On this website the history of Hong Kong Electric Holdings is compiled. It says that Ap Lei Chau Power station started its operation in 1968 with one unit of 125 MW. Successively more units were added until finally 750 MW were installed. In the 1980s the company decided to build a new station on Lamma Island. The generators were transferred to Lamma, and Ap Lei Chau was closed in 1989.
Currently the private housing estate South Horizons stands on this ground, being completed between 1991 and 1995.
Thanks Klaus, I've added in
Thanks Klaus, I've added in the dates. It looks as though we can follow the progress from 1 to 5 generating units by the number of chimneys in the photos.
Ap Lie Chau Power Station
To be pedantic, in 1968 one new 60 MW (mega-watt) turbine-generator was built and commisioned, and in 1969 another. Only after that were the 125 MW turbine-generators built.