KOCHI: In an effort to conserve energy, the state government has joined
hands with CBSE schools. Students in CBSE schools will be given lessons
in energy conservation and preventing wastage at schools and home. This is part of the 'Energy Smart Schools' project launched by Kerala CBSE School Management Association along with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Energy Management Centre on Sunday.
Through the project, the government hopes to reach at least 15-lakh homes in the state. To give a boost to the project, power minister Aryadan Mohammed has announced Rs 1 lakh cash prize for the CBSE school that conserves maximum energy. A cash prize of Rs 25,000 will be awarded at the district level and Rs 500 at the school level. "Our requirement is 3,400MW but we are able to generate only 1,700MW in the state and have to spend a fortune to import power. Therefore, we have to now focus on power conservation more than power generation," said Mohammed.
"We have 15-lakh students and each student will be acquainted with ways in which they can save energy. They will be encouraged to follow the energy conservation methods at home and in the neighbourhood. Schools will monitor electricity bills produced by students to see if there is any reduction in units used at home," said Kerala CBSE School Management Association general secretary Indira Rajan.
Speaking on the occasion, former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who was the chief guest at the function, said the country's energy future depended on how households harnessed solar power using solar panels. "India has approximately 200 million houses. Around 60 million houses don't have access to electricity. There needs to be a national policy to generate grid independent solar power for these dwellings," he said The facility can be gradually extended to another 140 million houses.
Kalam said that building energy efficiency by actually saving it was the most economically feasible and convenient way to generate energy. "Propagating the message of saving energy, embracing alternative energy resources and teaching people to adopt non-conventional energy sources through school students will have a wider impact on the society," Kalam said.
Source:TOI
Through the project, the government hopes to reach at least 15-lakh homes in the state. To give a boost to the project, power minister Aryadan Mohammed has announced Rs 1 lakh cash prize for the CBSE school that conserves maximum energy. A cash prize of Rs 25,000 will be awarded at the district level and Rs 500 at the school level. "Our requirement is 3,400MW but we are able to generate only 1,700MW in the state and have to spend a fortune to import power. Therefore, we have to now focus on power conservation more than power generation," said Mohammed.
"We have 15-lakh students and each student will be acquainted with ways in which they can save energy. They will be encouraged to follow the energy conservation methods at home and in the neighbourhood. Schools will monitor electricity bills produced by students to see if there is any reduction in units used at home," said Kerala CBSE School Management Association general secretary Indira Rajan.
Speaking on the occasion, former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who was the chief guest at the function, said the country's energy future depended on how households harnessed solar power using solar panels. "India has approximately 200 million houses. Around 60 million houses don't have access to electricity. There needs to be a national policy to generate grid independent solar power for these dwellings," he said The facility can be gradually extended to another 140 million houses.
Kalam said that building energy efficiency by actually saving it was the most economically feasible and convenient way to generate energy. "Propagating the message of saving energy, embracing alternative energy resources and teaching people to adopt non-conventional energy sources through school students will have a wider impact on the society," Kalam said.
Source:TOI
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