The BSES has appealed to its over 46 lakh consumers and residents of the national capital to switch their lights, electrical appliances and non-essential lighting fixtures off from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm to observe 'Earth Hour' on Saturday.
The theme of this year's Earth Hour is 'Shape Our Future' for people from all around the globe to stand together to call for a safer, fairer and more sustainable future for everyone.
Showing solidarity with the event, BSES is actively and whole heartedly supporting and promoting the Earth Hour initiative. The discom and its consumers are once again gearing up to take up the challenge and make Earth Hour event a success in Delhi. Commenting on the importance of a sustainable planet, a BSES spokesperson said "We sincerely appeal to our over 46 lakh consumers and around 1.8 crore residents in our area to make the right choice for the planet and for the future generations that will inherit it. This Earth Hour, all our actions, albeit small will 'Shape Our Future'. Citizens can help protect the natural world to safeguard our future by switching off".
"BSES discoms are actively championing sustainable growth by promoting renewable, roof-top solar, EV charging, electric vehicles, battery storage, behavioural energy efficiency and demand side management programs. As a conscientious corporate citizen, we also urge consumers to adopt a sustainable way of life and adopt green options like solar energy. We urge our consumers to join our over 4200 other BSES roof-top consumers in harnessing the power of the sun," he added. BRPL and BYPL are taking several steps to share concern over climate change amongst its customers and employees such as Earth Hour message in Samvad, BSES' monthly/bi-lingual newsletter going to over 46 lakh consumers, SMS messages to consumers, through web site www.bsesdelhi.com, engaging RWAs and employees.
Earth Hour is a global environmental movement of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It started in 2007. Earth Hour has become the world's largest grassroots movement for the environment, inspiring individuals, communities, businesses and organisations in more than 190 countries and territories to take tangible environmental action.Historically, Earth Hour has focused on the climate crisis, but more recently, it has strived to address a range of concerns facing people and the planet.
The movement recognizes the role of individuals in creating solutions to the planet's most pressing environmental challenges and harnesses the collective power of its millions of supporters to drive change.BRPL and BYPL are premier power distribution companies and Joint Ventures between Reliance Infrastructure Limited and GoNCTD.