Doha: Three independent primary schools have been given awards for being energy-efficient.
They are part of 22 schools that have reduced their annual consumption of electricity by 3 Gigawatt-hours, saving collectively QR750,000. Carbon emission was also cut by 1,600 tonnes per year.
Students of these schools have been made aware about energy conservation and appliances on the premises such as water taps, bulbs, dimmer switches and aerated faucets have been replaced with efficient ones.
Al Wakrah Primary School for Girls, Al Daayen Primary School for Girls and Simaisma Primary School for Boys bagged the awards.
Tarsheed 22 campaign is part of a national program for conservation and energy efficiency launched by Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa). It aims to raise awareness among youth about the importance of energy conservation using the ‘power’ of football, in cooperation with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. The first phase of T22 was launched in the beginning of last academic year in 22 primary independent schools, targeting 1,500 students from localities near FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium sites. Last year, T22 targeted primary school students aged 6-12, school employees, parents and families through sports activities and distribution of training materials on sustainability and energy conservation, monitoring and reporting.
Every year, 22 schools will join the project, which seeks to reach out to all primary schools by 2022.
Details were given at a ceremony organised by Kahramaa to announced results of the first phase of T22. Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Kahramaa President Engineer Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari and Assistant Secretary-General for Technical Delivery, Yasir Al Jamal, Ministry of Youth and Sport’s Director of Facilities and Projects Department Abdulla Al Malki, and a representative of the Minister of Youth and Sports were present.
Football players Adel Lami of Al Arabi Sports Club, Hamed Ismaeel of Al Rayyan SC, Mohamed Omar of Qatar SC and Hilal Mohammad of Al Khor Sports Club received certificates of appreciation for their involvement in T22.
Mohamed Al Obaidali of Mesaieed Primary and Secondary School for Boys, Hessa Lahdan of Al Khor Model School for Boys and Sheikha Al Mas of Al Wakrah Primary School for Girls won the award for best school coordinators. Alghala Al Kubaisi of Al Daayen School for Girls, Fatema Hamad Al Bakri of Al Riffa School for Girls and Abdullah Saad Al Mohannadi of Al Khor Model School for Boys won prizes for submissions to the T22 video competition.
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