Neyveli, Nov 14 “ Every individual should act as trustee of the Natural resourses to manage earth’s resources in a wise, judicial manner, to conserve them for the future generation” said Shri Sarat kumar Acharya CMD, NLC during the inaugural function of National Energy Conservation Week -2015 (14th to 20th December 2015) at Neyveli on 14-12-2015.
National energy conservation day is celebrated every year by the people all over the India on 14th of December. The Energy Conservation Act in India was executed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the year 2001. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is a consitutional body which comes under Government of India and helps in the development of policies and strategies in order to reduce the energy use.
NLC observed the National Energy Conservation Day as part of the National Energy Conservation Week -2015 celebrations at the Lignite Hall. Shri Janaki Ram, Additional Director Chief Regional Coordinator ,Southern Region ,Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA),Chennai participated as Guest of honour.
Shri S.K. Acharya CMD, NLC, in his inaugural address saidFossil fuels, Crude oil, Coal, natural gas and etc generate sufficient energy for the use in daily life but increasing the demands of it day by day creates the fear of dipping or diminishing the natural resources. Energy conservation is the only way which helps in replacing the non-renewable resources of energy with the renewable energy. “The development shouldn’t be at the cost of environment and its natural resources and we have to act as trustee to the Natural recourses to manage earth’s resources in a wise, judicial manner, to conserve them for the future generation.
Shri Shri Janaki Ram in his Key note address, lauded the efforts taken by NLC in protecting the environment and its mother like care for the society. He insisted on how increasing power demand in India has lead to considerable fossil fuel burning. He informed implementing end use energy efficiency may save upto 25000 MW of Energy. The fact is that one unit of energy saved is 2 to 2.5 times fresh capacity creation ,he added.
Functional Directors Shri S. Boopathy, Shri Subir Das and Shri V. Thangapandian, graced the occasion. To mark the occasion, the Chief Guest and guest of honors released a pamphlet regarding importance of Energy Conservation and Tips and flagged off a procession of school children to create awareness among public about the need of energy conservation.
NLC celebrating the Energy Conservation Week 2015 by arranging activities like Slogan rallies by school children, seminars and talk sessions within the industry as well as educational institutions and employees to create awareness towards efficient use of energy and its conservation
