Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has signed an agreement to purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from CLP Power Hong Kong (CLP Power) equating to 45.9-gigawatt hours of power generated from renewable energy sources. The move is the latest step in Hactl’s Green Terminal sustainability program.
CLP Power Senior Director of Customer Success and Experience Lena Low said: “We are delighted that our Renewable Energy Certificate program helps Hactl achieve its decarbonization goals, and this partnership has set an example for the aviation sector on how to contribute to local renewable energy development in a cost-effective way.”
Hactl Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Amy Lam said: “Hactl is committed to reducing its carbon footprint as part of the Green Terminal program, and shares the government’s goal of zero-carbon emissions under its Climate Action Plan 2050. We have already installed a giant solar farm on our terminal roof, and taken many other measures to reduce our overall power consumption."
The agreement covers six years commencing in August 2022 and will be equivalent to a total reduction of around 18,000 tonnes of carbon emissions associated with electricity. Hactl has become the largest purchaser of CLP RECs in the airport community.