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Energy in Macau is related to all of the type of
energy Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...
and its related infrastructure used in
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. Energy-related affairs is administered under the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works of the
Government of Macau The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Macao Government, is the Executive_(government), executive authorities of Macau. Formed on 20 December 1999 in accordance with the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarati ...
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Natural gas

Macau import its
natural gas Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
supply from Hengqin Island in
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Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
. The pipeline has a capacity of 520 million m3 of natural gas per year. The sole gas importer in Macau is Sinosky Energy (Holdings) Co. Ltd. ().


Petroleum

Petroleum and other petrochemical products in Macau is handled by Nam Kwong Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. (NKOIL; ) from its trading, storage, transportation, wholesale and retail, including the installation and maintenance of gas and fuel supply system.


Water supply

Water supply in Macau is handled by Macao Water.


See also

*
Energy policy of China The People's Republic of China is both the world's largest energy consumer and the largest industrial country. Since the country's industrialization in the 1960s, China is currently the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and co ...
* Electricity sector in Macau


References

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