Category: Environment EN

Energy Saving Initiatives in Selected Schools in Penang – a CAP Project Report The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) is proud to share the report of our recently completed project, “Promoting Consumer Action for Just Energy Transition in Malaysia” in schools. This project aimed to raise awareness among consumers and school communities, about the importance of energy saving and energy...

Penang Suya Meiyarivagam (PSM) was formed to inculcate moral and spiritual values, social responsibility and holistic development among children, youth and the community through sustainable education. Here, children meet weekly to learn mainly moral values and living skills. As the energy-saving initiative proposed by the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is in line with the organisation's...

Small changes bring big effects in the long run, says the Methodist Girls’ School in Penang – one of the schools which CAP had guided on efficient energy use and conservation. Simple measures like switching off lights and fans, reducing air-conditioner use, planting trees, growing indoor plants, and appointing class energy monitors to check on adherence to specific rules, have brought about...

SJK (T) Subramaniya Barathee, Penang is committed in continuing the school’s green journey towards environmental sustainability in spite of some setbacks faced along the way. Due to inevitable factors, cost reduction has yet to be seen in the school’s electricity bill, but this does not dissuade students and teachers here from continuing with their daily routine of saving energy. To the...

In SJK (C) Union in Jalan Burmah, Penang students are the real heroes in energy conservation. Not only do they motivate one another towards energy-saving, they also play a direct and critical role that contributes to the school’s sustainability and cost-saving goals. Students here diligently track and scrutinise the school’s electricity bills to get to the root of any jump in electricity...