Everything tagged: electric substation

Kilowatt Court was an apartment building for senior CLP staff built on top of a substation, completed in 1969. It had 12 floors counting the ground floor. It was redeveloped into a new apartment block in around 2020, but still has a substation in the podium.

CLP's 1965 Annual Report featured a photo of the just completed Tai Po Road substation with workers' housing above. The original building is still there. Several of these were built in the 60s. Earliest mention of building worker housing above substations as a company policy was in the 1960 annual report.

CLP's 1961 Annual Report mentions completing a substation with housing for their "Chinese workmen" above on Nelson Street. Earliest mention of building worker housing above substations as a company policy was the 1960 annual report.

Tai O Substation, including office, employee quarters and store was completed in 1961 according to CLP annual report from that year. The current building is the original.

According to CLP's annual report from 1953, a substation was built on Ki Lung Street in 1953 that year. The current modernist building looks like it could be the original.

According to CLP's annual report from 1953, a substation was built on Cornwall Street in 1953 that year. Based on the stone walls, the building that still exists is likely the original.

Possibly late 50's (but definitely on maps by 1960) era art deco styled substation with curved balconies.