The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and its public and private sector networks were able to save 24.65 megawatts of electricity by decreasing unnecessary lighting and power consumption from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday night, as part of the “60+ Earth Hour 2024” observance.
However, the amount of electricity saved this year in Bangkok was less than last year, when 36 megawatts were saved, leading to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 5.2 tonnes.
This decrease equaled the carbon dioxide emissions from 43 flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, a diesel car traveling a distance of 31,200 kilometers, or the switching off of lights in 23,400 households for an hour.”
Aekvarunyoo Amrapala, assistant secretary to the Bangkok governor, reported today that the electricity conserved during the one-hour blackout last night was equivalent to the absorption of 11 tonnes of carbon dioxide by 1,100 trees.
He mentioned a significant participation from households and businesses in Bangkok in the electricity conservation campaign.
The five famous locations also participated last night, including the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun, Wat Saket, and the Rama 8 Bridge.
The BMA has been involved in this campaign since 2008 and, until last year, had conserved a total of 22,512 megawatts of electricity, valued at about 81.14 million baht, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 12,260.6 tonnes.
