OREANDA-NEWS. February 27, 2012. Club Enerji, Tata Power’s nationwide energy conservation movement, has gained tremendous impetus due to the focus and dedication of school children to spread awareness across the country.

Over 500 students from nine different schools around Thane came together to spread the message about energy conservation. The students enthusiastically prepared posters, banners and placards with paintings depicting various ways to save energy. Each school also prepared unique banners with their school names prominently displayed.

The event began with an enlightening skit performed by the mini clubs of Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School. The rally was led by a special performance by a ‘lezim group’ followed by a flag dance. The students then marched on an hour-long rally shouting various slogans and spreading the message of energy conservation through various posters, placards and handouts.

Speaking on the occasion, Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, “We are happy that Club Enerji is playing a vital role in educating young minds, who have been the core influencers in advocating energy and resource conservation. The enthusiasm, involvement and dedication of the school students to spread the message about energy conservation is remarkable and has contributed towards making this a national movement. We would also like to thank the teachers and principals of the schools in extending their support to this initiative.”

Club Enerji has covered 400 schools and sensitised more than 2.8 million (28 lakh) citizens across the nation and over 3 million units of electricity have been saved till date. The club is proud to have more than 19,095 energy champions and 32,257 energy ambassadors who are spreading the mantra of energy conservation among people across various age and income groups. Today, there are more than 800 mini clubs across the country, which are run by school children with an aim to stop wastage of electricity.

Club Enerji encourages students to form their own mini energy clubs in their schools and societies to propagate the message of energy conservation to citizens and society at large. Club Enerji also has various nationwide engagement programmes such as Energy-Q (quiz competition), Spark of Life (poster making contest), Every Watt Counts (essay competition), a newsletter, and an exciting website. The club also has informative and interesting publications such as the energy book  ‘Watts up with Energy?’ and activity booklets, and has created audio-visuals and an anthem.