Govt issues directives to save power at public offices

The government has issued several directives to save electricity at public offices aiming to tackle the power and fuel crisis prevailing across the globe.

The directives include the use of LED light and appropriate colours on walls to brighten the light, using power saving lighting system at common spaces such as stairs, washrooms, waiting rooms and corridors, maintaining proper lighting degree or level as per building code, keeping electric bulb clean on regular basis and ensuring maximum usage of daylight, a press release said on Wednesday.

The directive also includes keeping the temperature of air conditioning (AC) at 25 degree Celsius or above and all windows and doors close while using ACs, using double glazed glass or curtain in windows, keeping AC filters clean on regular basis, ensuring the servicing of the AC at least one time in a year, examining the pipe or duct leakage of AC and ensuring power saving and inverter based AC and fridge.

Besides, the government also asked all concerned of the government offices to use power saving fan, keep computers and laptops on power saving mode.