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You’re slowly going over the top which is not going to help your arguments. Step back please. It’s not as dark as you imply but let us all recognise that the times are dire and need our concerted and honest efforts to reclaim what has been lost and straighten what has gone awry. Passion by itself, although commendable, should be the farthest thing to be employed to fix this kind of situation.

Why does the government not install energy saving bulbs throughout its ministries and departments first? If you don’t think of it, the government itself is the biggest energy consumer.

That’s a good suggestion. Mine is to penalise any ministry or government office that employs a huge amount of electricity through their annual lighting ceremonies on Dec 16th. Although celebrating such a national occasion should continue, but I suggest we find other avenues to do so other than wasting – completely wasting – electricity.

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They are probably trying to sort out who will bag in the big deal for building the new power stations and installing them.

Or they were going to, and the budget went missing as it always does.

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Does’nt that need more supply of electricity, becuase of the growing demand of it ?

But the question is : Who has the brains to think with common sense in this ministry ?

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Yes, solar power arrays cost money. But power cuts cost money, too. It’s called a capital investment when you put in equipment. The idea is, investing in equipmetn and infrastructure gives you an economic return. if the power cuts are costing business and consumers, then there are probably some hard economic statistics that could be analyzed. A decent economist or analyst could run numbers on the cost/benefit of a solar array at a home or business, factoring in shortages and cuts from the utility company.

Meanwhile, conservation is another avenue to a solution. Insulate houses. Put up awnings over windows. Change building codes to reflect local conditions, in order to adapt buildings to climate. Turn off lights and computers when not in use. Etc.

And maybe folks don’t have to refrigerate their homes down to 20 degrees Celsius?

Just saying…

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1) Gov’t should have an energy savings program implemented.

2) Heavy energy consuming areas should have energy-saving
bulbs replacement program.

3) Law needs to be in place to promote solar power usage for
home. A 5 year plan should be enough time for the country to
have solar power units to be in each home.

4) Develop incentives to have solar industry based in Bahrain.

5) Better home insulations materials should also be promoted.
ROI for these are not seen in the same light. Majority people look
at short term savings. If you put the law in place, people will then accept it and have better insulat ed homes.

6) The country looks at its leaders and emulates them. If the leaders do good, they (the people) will do good. So, if the leaders have energy savings lights in their homes and offices, people will then switch over.

7) There was news of Bahrain linking to the Saudi/Qatar/Kuwait
Electricity grid. I wonder if the initiative is at work or at a standstill.

1, The government itself should begin with saving energy, to set a good exmple.

2. Why does the government not install energy saving bulbs throughout its ministries and departments first? If you don’t think of it, the government itself is the biggest energy consumer.

3. This is the most hilarious one. How cheap do you think solar power generators cost? Do your research, then compare that to the average shit pay of a Bahraini, then come back and think about this point.

4. They should have started using solar power a long time ago. We have sunshine almost 100% of they year, yet they never ever use it.

5. Home insulation is not cheap to begin with. And what about people who have already built their homes without it? Are they expected to demolish their homes and rebuild them all over again, just to satisfy the government? Or would they rather pay more in their electric bill because the house gets hotter due to weaker insulation? How many can afford to actually rebuild their homes? People are struggling to actually build a house, and you are speaking of insulating it? Unless the government will fund the rebuilding of walls and insulating all over again?

6. Good point. A waste of energy the lights that remain on at night outside the palaces.

7. Maybe just a summer back up plan they have thought of.

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You are spot on!!!!

My advice to the powers-that-be….

“LEAD FROM THE TOP”

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