Kick starts the campaign with sensitizing the students of Sinhagad Public School of the Sinhagad University
Energy “saved” is Energy “earned”. With the demand for ENERGY skyrocketing, the need for effective management and conservation has become paramount with each passing day. Taking due consideration of this urgent need, Tata Power started an innovative and interactive conservation program “Tata Power Energy Club”, involving the youths i.e. school children, to propagate efficient usage of energy and to educate the society on climate change issues.
Post the successful implementation of the energy conservation programme in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Belgaum and Jamshedpur, the "Tata Power Energy Club", made its debut in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra “Lonavla.”
Kick starting the campaign, the Tata Power’s ‘Energy Conservation Programme’ was introduced to the students of Class V to Class XII of Sinhagad Public School of the Sinhagad University.
Covering a total of 399 students spread over two sessions; awareness among students was created to make them understand and realize the potentials available with them that will enable large saving in the energy bills through effective utilization of resources such as avoiding over heating of bath water and over usage of room heaters etc.
Speaking on the initiative Mr. Prasad Menon, Managing Director, The Tata Power Company Limited, said, ‘The enthusiastic response for our energy conservation programme is overwhelming, with each city the campaign is reaching new levels of penetration and response received is really heartening. Going by this success, we are confident that the citizens of Lonavla will join us in our mission of 'energy conservation' and help us achieve our goal of sensitizing one million citizens by 2010. The support and willingness shown by the different schools and the students; the true ambassadors of the cause, will definitely create a new landmark and further spread the message more and more people.”
In order to make the initiative a success, it is important that the people who train the young minds i.e. Principals and Heads of the educational institutions are taken on board for their belief and supported as they not only will encourage the young minds but play a supervisory role, monitor the program. The company further intends to extend this campaign to the various schools and colleges in the adjourning area thereby attaining the desired target of sensitizing maximum citizens.
The Programme:
Tata Power Energy Club is an initiative to sensitize the youth to reduce power wastage and save energy through various active measures. Interactive sessions through In-class Educational Film and Presentation are undertaken to reinforce the content and assess the integration of thought into action, school children are trained to understand the basics such as Interpretation of electricity bills, basic steps that will help curb wastage of power at home, school and society with the help of Energy Audits and Energy Calculators, Optimizing the use of electrical gadgets / devices at home with the participation of family members, recording and sharing the effective practices adopted and results within their immediate circle.
The initiative aims not only at bringing down energy consumption in their homes but also spread the message in their neighbourhood.
TATA Power has taken the program a step ahead and developed an Interactive website http://www.tatapowerenergyclub.com to form a club of this ENERGY BRIGADE wherein
- They can learn more about Power
- They can share knowledge
- They can have fun & win goodies
- They can contribute more for the society
- They help in building a greener & safer tomorrow.
About Tata Power:
Tata Power is India's largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2900 MW and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz Generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), Transmission, Distribution and Trading. The Company has successful public-private partnerships in Generation, Transmission and Distribution - "North Delhi Power Limited" with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi, 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi and 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand. It has acquired 30% stake in Coal Companies at Indonesia and is developing the first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. With its track record of technology leadership, customer care and redefining contours of the Indian power sector, Tata Power is poised for a five-fold growth and committed to 'lighting up lives' for generations to come.
