CLP posts HK$5.73 billion underlying profit in first half of 2026

CLP Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s two power utility giants, has posted a HK$5.73 billion (US$730.49 million) underlying profit in the first half of 2026, a 9.7 per cent year-on-year rise, driven by growth in its local regulated business, while its chairman said the company would invest to boost the electricity supply in the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment. Including one-off gains, mainly from the sale of the Jhajjar Power Station in India, the company’s net profit grew 6.6 per cent year on...