Tse Chin-wan visits Shanghai power grid and green sites
RTHK · 3 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Environment and Ecology Secretary Tse Chin-wan began his visit to Shanghai by meeting State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company general manager Chen Haibo after arriving in the city. He then toured the company’s dispatch and control centre, and later visited additional power and building facilities in Shanghai to study developments in grid management, monitoring, superconducting transmission and green-building technology. During the trip, Tse also attended an event organised by Hongkong Electric and supported by State Grid, where he said the country was accelerating a new energy system under the 15th Five-Year Plan and reaffirmed Hong Kong’s goals of halving carbon emissions before 2035 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2050. Before returning to Hong Kong, he travelled with Hong Kong students to Yucun in Anji county, Zhejiang, to learn about practical implementation of the “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets” development concept.
Key Points
- Tse arrived in Shanghai in the afternoon and met Chen Haibo, general manager of State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company, at the start of his programme
- He visited the company’s dispatch and control centre to examine Shanghai’s latest work in power-grid management and monitoring systems
- In Pudong, Tse toured Shanghai Tower and heard how ice-storage cooling and ground-source heat pumps improve energy efficiency in a green building.
- He also visited the State Grid superconducting exhibition hall, Qiantan smart substation and the Wujiaochang underground substation in Yangpu district.
- Before flying back to Hong Kong, Tse joined students on the “Green Dream Comes True” study tour to Zhejiang’s Anji county “Two Mountains” scenic area.
Why It Matters
The visit connects Hong Kong’s decarbonisation agenda with mainland experience in smart grids, advanced transmission and energy-efficient buildings, areas directly relevant to the city’s long-term power planning. Tse’s remarks also tie official exchange activity to Hong Kong’s stated climate targets, while the student visit adds a public-education element to the government’s green-transition message.