Spurred by the success of its inaugural "Powering the Future" school engagement series, leading utility company Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has decided to expand the campaign to more schools nationwide as it aims to educate more young people on the importance of adopting electricity-saving habits.
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00:00Spurred by the success of its inaugural Powering the Future School Engagement series, leading
00:07utility company Tenaga National Berhad, or TNB, has decided to expand the campaign to
00:12more schools nationwide, as it aims to educate more young people on the importance of adopting
00:17electricity-saving habits.
00:20The series is part of the National Malaysia Energy Literacy Programme, or MELP, and was
00:25first held last year in 10 schools in the Klang Valley, involving 890 students.
00:32This year, it will be held in 60 schools in 6 states.
00:36Besides raising awareness among the younger generation on energy consumption, TNB Chief
00:41Retail Officer Kamal Arifin A. Rahman said the programme was also tailored to promote
00:45sustainable practices and emphasises the importance of energy safety.
00:50Powering the Future programme is about our collaborative programme with Star Media.
00:54This is to encourage the new habits among the next generation of Malaysia with regards
01:01to energy efficiency, energy saving, and also raising the awareness among the students about
01:07the importance of depleting non-renewable energy resources, for example, like coal and
01:13gas.
01:14And looking forward into the future, looking into how we should utilise more the source
01:19of renewable energy.
01:21And of course, this programme involves students from various levels, from the primary and
01:27also secondary students.
01:28It's not an in-class room type of education, it's more of interacting, engaging, and gamification programme.
01:38Kamal Arifin said TNB co-developed the idea with SMG and non-governmental organisation
01:44MAD, or Make a Difference, to fulfil its responsibility in educating and raising the
01:49awareness level about energy literacy amongst the young of different ages and backgrounds.
01:55Throughout the programme, TNB wants to help the young have a better grasp of energy-saving-related
01:59issues as well as fostering energy-efficient habits and behaviours.
02:04The day-long programme begins with interactive games and activities tailored to suit the
02:09students' grade level of understanding.
02:12This would be done through fun learning workshops and educational sessions, centred around the
02:17main principles of awareness, application, advocate and adapt.
02:21It's actually to create what we call the critical mass in the society.
02:27And it starts with students.
02:28The reason why we do this is because we think that the students can be the advocacy or the
02:33advocates to energy efficiency and energy saving and also the safety of using the electricity
02:39at home.
02:40So, definitely we targeted this young generation, when they go back to their parents, they go
02:45back home, they can also expand their knowledge on this programme.
02:51Kamal Arifin said TNB was also targeting technical schools, skills training centres and other
02:56institutions of higher learning, so that the message gets across to more young people.
03:01Apart from schools, TNB has introduced programmes at tertiary levels since 2022.
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