electric power in
Asia and Oceania

To decode the letters for the plugs and sockets, see www.power-plugs-sockets.com.

Nation Freq.
(Hz)
Phases Nominal
voltage
No. of wires Plugs & Sockets
American Samoa 60 1, 3 120/240 2, 3, 76 A, B, F, I
Australia 50 1, 3 230/415 2, 3, 4 I
— Albany, Kalgoorlie, Perth 50 3 220/380 4  
Brunei 50 1, 3 240/415 2, 4 G
Cambodia 50 1, 3 120/208 2, 4  
— Phnom-Penh 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 3, 4  
— Sihanoukville 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4  
China 50 1, 3 220/380 3, 4 I
— Hong Kong 50 1, 3 200/346 2, 3, 4 C, F
Taiwan 60 1, 3 110/220 2, 3, 4 A, B, I
Fiji 50 1, 3 240/415 2, 3, 4 I
Guam 55       A, B
India 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 4 C, D
— Ajmer direct NA 230/460 2, 3  
— Ambala direct NA 220/440 2, 3  
Mumbai (Bombay City) also has 50 1, 3 230/460 2, 3  
direct NA 300/600 2, 3  
— Calcutta and Kanpur also have direct NA 225/450 2, 3  
— Cuttack, Rajkot and Indore also have direct NA 230/460 2, 3  
— New Delhi also has direct NA 250/500 2,3  
— Lucknow also has direct NA 220/440 2, 3  
—Madras also has
and
direct NA 225/450 2, 3  
50 1, 3 250/440 2, 3, 4  
—Mussorie, Naini Tal, Simla 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4 .
—Patna also has 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4
direct NA 220/440 2, 3  
Indonesia 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4 C, E, F
— Bandjarmasin, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Ujungpandang 50 1, 3 127/220 2, 4.  
Japan
According to the Denon News (Mar/April 1992), the area east of the Fuji River receives 60-Hz current provided by Tokyo Power and Light, which bought its first equipment from the United States. The area west of the river receives 50-Hz power from Osaka Power and Light, which imported its original generating equipment from Europe.
50 1,3 100/200 2, 3 A, B, I
60
Korea         A through D, G, I, K
Laos 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4 A, B, C, E, F
Malaysia 50 1, 3 240/415 2, 4 G
Maldives 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 4 A, D, G, J, K, L
Nepal 50 1, 3 220/440 2, 4 C, D
New Caledonia 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 3, 4  
New Zealand 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 3, 4 H
Okinawa 60 1, 3 100/200 2, 3 A, B, I
—Military facilities are 60 1, 3 120/240 2, 3  
Pakistan 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 3, 4 C, D
Papua New Guinea 50 1, 3 240/415 2, 4 I
Phillipines 60 1, 3 110/220 2, 3 A, B, C, E, F, I
Singapore 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 4 D, G
Seychelles 50 1, 3 240 2, 3 G
Sri Lanka 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 4 D
Tahiti 60 1, 3 127/220 2, 3, 4 A
Thailand 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 3, 4 C
Tonga 50 1, 3 240/415 2, 3, 4 H
Vietnam 50 1, 3 220/380 2, 4  
—Dalat and Saigon-Cholon also provide 50 1, 3 120/208 2, 4  
—Can Tho also provides 50 1, 3 127/220 2, 4  
—Da Nang, Hue, Nha Trang only provide 50 1, 3 127/220 2, 4.  
Western Samoa 50 1, 3 230/400 2, 3, 4 H

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