OREANDA-NEWS. In line with its philosophy to curb wastage of energy and spread awareness about energy and resource conservation, Club Enerji, Tata Power's nationwide movement spearheaded by school children, has gained significant momentum.

In the year 2012-13, Tata Power Club Enerji has sensitised around 126,675 citizens and saved more than 793,585 units of energy in Delhi. The units saved by the club are equivalent to saving around 794 tonnes of CO2 emissions, which is more than enough to light up 372 houses.

Due to the increasing demand for effective management and conservation of resources, Tata Power, India's largest integrated power utility, started a unique initiative of energy conservation through school children called Tata Power Club Enerji (previously known as Tata Power Energy Club) in 2007.

Commenting on this endeavour, Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, “Recognising the schoolchildren as flag bearers and understanding the immense value these young minds bring to this initiative, we started this nationwide conservation programme. Today, we are extremely proud to reach this significant milestone in the city of Delhi in driving the message of energy conservation. Our actions and contributions have borne fruit and have had a positive impact on the environment and we shall strive to take the programme to higher levels. At, Tata Power, we are committed to lighting up lives for the generations to come.”

More than 5.2 million (52 lakh) citizens have been sensitised across the nation and more than 8.7 million units of electricity have been saved till date. The club is proud to have more than 92,174 energy champions and 138,209 energy ambassadors who are spreading the mantra of energy conservation among people across various age and income groups. Today, there are 1,059 mini Club Enerjis across the country, which are run by school children with the aim to stop wastage of electricity. The energy and resource conservation programme has been taken up as project work in various schools. The movement has taken to the streets with mini clubs organising and spearheading mass sensitisation activities across the nation like rallies, street plays, public addresses during festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratra, etc, and also through participation in national conferences on energy conservation.

Tata Power Club Enerji, is active in schools in eleven prominent cities of India, such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jamshedpur, Lonavla, Belgaum, Ranchi, Haldia, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Maithon. It aims at creating awareness among school students who in turn sensitise their families and neighbourhood to curtail energy wastage through dynamic and innovative measures.