Electricity consumption last year increased by 9.3 percent year on year, mainly due to the economic recovery, increase in visitor arrivals and overall economic improvement, and it is expected that electricity consumption will increase by four to five percent this year, Benjamin Yue Zongbin, principal advisor to the company’s executive committee, said yesterday.
Yue made the remarks in a speech during an award ceremony of Power utility CEM’s annual Macau Energy Saving Activity hosted by CEM at Macau Tower, adding that there is no plan to adjust the electricity tariff at present.
According to Yue, the activity has saved over 380 million kWh of electricity over the past 15 years, and from September to December last year all the participants saved a total of over 1.12 million kWh of electricity.
Yue underlined that 45 hotels and 97 buildings took part in last year’s energy saving contest, while a record 3,281 citizens signed up for the “5% Energy Saving Action” lucky draw.
The activity has been held for 15 consecutive years in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (Kai Fong), Property Management Business Association of Macau, and Macau Hoteliers and Innkeepers Association.
In addition, regarding the replacement of old electricity meters for smart meters, Yue told reporters on the sidelines of the event that the number of meters installed up to this month accounted for more than 80 percent of the total coverage, and it was expected that by the end of the year it would reach more than 99 percent, that is, more than 270,000 smart meters.
CEM, which was set up in 1972, holds the government’s exclusive concession to transmit, distribute and sell electricity in Macau.
CEM staff members, government officials and community association and business sector representatives pose at Macau Tower with the winners of the Macau Energy Saving Activity 2023 during yesterday’s award ceremony. – Photo: CEM
