by Ananda KANNANGARA
Over 4.5 million schoolchildren in the country last week pledged their individual contribution towards the Government's proposed `Electricity Conservation Program' to use less electricity, especially during the peak period between 6.30 pm and 9.30 pm.
This is the first time schoolchildren were educated by the Government on the importance of energy saving.
A large number of schoolchildren who gathered at the Ananda College auditorium, Colombo took their oaths before Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and assured that they would personally help the Government's endeavour of saving electricity.
Minister Ranawaka requested schoolchildren from various parts of the country to make it a habit to switch off all unnecessary lights in their homes and gardens.
He said children should set examples even to elders on conserving electricity, especially during peak hours, since many elders do not listen to the Ceylon Electricity Board's (CEB) repeated requests on energy saving.
The Minister also asked the children to be vigilant over the high cost of generating electricity and requested them to minimise the use of high voltage home appliances during the peak hours.
He said according to the CEB, 2,000 MW of electricity is currently consumed in Sri Lanka during peak hours.
Minister Ranawaka said if consumers followed CEB instructions, the country could save eight billion rupees of the national income.
The Minister requested the children to use power sparingly even in their school premises to save electricity for tomorrow.
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