As one of the largest energy consumers in Hong Kong, the Water Supplies Department has also implemented measures to reduce our energy footprint through the development of viable renewable energy sources. As a result, we are the first government department to earn the ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification.
WSD set up the Energy Management Committee in 1998 to formalize and rationalize our existing energy management strategies and practices to improve our energy efficiency and save energy cost.
In line with our commitment to achieve a higher standard in energy management, since early 2014, we had developed a departmentwide Energy Management System based on the ISO 50001:2001 standard. In December 2014, the Department was awarded the ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification covering more than 140 installations, including all water treatment works and pumping stations. We are the first government department in Hong Kong to have obtained this certification, which also recognized our effort in energy management.
