Thais urged to switch off to honour Earth Hour
All Thais are invited to join the international community in the “60+ Earth Hour 2017” campaign to help save energy power by turning off the lights for one hour on March 25, starting at 8.30pm.
Bangkok deputy governor Jakkapan Pew-ngam noted that the campaign, which has been held in Thailand since 2008, helped ACBangkok reduce electricity consumption last year by 2,020 megawatts, equivalent to a reduction of 1,057 tons of carbon monoxide and worth Bt8.03 million.
The campaign will be joined by 7,000 cities in 187 countries worldwide, the deputy governor said. The target this year is to reduce the use of electricity in Bangkok by up to 2,000 megawatts.
