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07.07.2014

KAHRAMAA: Massive Tarsheed activities in Ramadan

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Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation “KAHRAMAA” launched several technical and awareness programs meant to increase energy efficiency and reduce per capita consumption of electricity and water during the month of Ramadan. It comes within Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department activities to achieve Tarsheed objectives.

 Technical activities include Energy review for buildings at different sectors to get acquainted of consumption type of each sector in Ramadan. It is done within the MoU  with “Tarsheed” partners including Ezdan and Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

KAHRAMAA, through “Tarsheed”, has sorted devices and reasons of mass electricity and water waste. It proved that water leakage represent 14% of water use while thermal insulation saves 40% of power at buildings.
As for community awareness, KAHRAMAA has launched a comprehensive campaign to reach all society classes everywhere. Awareness stickers in different languages were posted in mosques to promote electricity and water conservation. The value of “Tarsheed” is incorporated in religious speeches in coordination with the ministry of Awqaf. The campaign targets people at their whereabouts. This includes malls, Corniche, and markets.
 
For the second straight year, KAHRAMAA has launched “Tarsheed” Ramadan contest to highlight, in one minute, mal practices in electricity and water consumption and how to correct.  The contest provides daily information targets all classes.  It is broadcasted on Qatar TV more than four times (mainly between 6.30 – 6.45 pm) and via KAHRAMAA Youtube channel to be broadcasted via social media channels and smart phones. Subscribers can tweet their answers via @TarsheedQatar and #TarsheeedRamadan. One winner is announced daily. KAHRAMAA monitors the application of electricity and conservation law No. 26 / 2008. Some episodes of Tarsheed contest tackled conservation law violations.

 

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