POWER CONSUMPTION GOES DOWN DURING EARTH HOUR

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, March 19 (Antara) - The Earth Hour campaign brings down electricity consumption as lamps and other electronic devices were turned off for one hour on Saturday.          In Bali, for example, state-owned electricity company PLN's Bali office predicted that the electricity consumption on the tourist resort island of Bali will decline by 41 megawatts (MW) in anticipation of the Earth Hour when lamps and electronic devices are turned off for one hour.          "Last year, we had recorded a fall in the electricity consumption by five percent or 36 MW during the Earth Hour. This year, we predict it will decline by 41 MW," PLN Spokesman for Bali Distribution, Melva Yumawati, said in Bali on Saturday.          According to Yumawati, power consumption during the peak hour in Bali in 2016 reaches 822 MW. Thanks to the Earth Hour, the electricity consumption will certainly drop during the peak hour.          This year, the Earth Hour fell on March 19, 2016 and was marked from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. local time.         "The fall in electricity consumption in Bali during the Earth Hour will depend on how aware people are about turning off their lamps and electronic appliances for one hour," Yumawati said.