Mokpo YMCA Hosts the 18th Energy Day Event 'Turn Off the Lights and Turn On the Stars'

The 18th Energy Day event will be held on the 20th at Cinema Lounge MM from 5:30 PM to 9:10 PM. (Photo by Mokpo YMCA)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The 18th Energy Day event, hosted by Mokpo YMCA, will be held on the 20th at Cinema Lounge MM from 7:30 PM to 9:10 PM.

According to Mokpo YMCA on the 19th, this event is hosted by the Energy Citizens' Coalition and the Mokpo Sustainable Development Council, with participation from 20 organizations and groups, and will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Energy Day began when the Energy Citizens' Coalition designated August 22, 2004, as Energy Day to raise nationwide awareness of climate change and energy conservation, commemorating August 22, 2003, the day with the highest power consumption that year (45.98 million kW).

The 18th Energy Day will be held simultaneously on the 20th in Seoul and eight other cities and provinces. In particular, the "Nationwide Simultaneous 5-Minute Lights Out" event will take place nationwide in 50,000 households, public institutions, major landmarks, and companies, emphasizing the need for energy saving in line with the government's coal phase-out and nuclear phase-out policies.

In Mokpo, alongside the lights out at Mokpo Bridge and the National Mokpo Maritime University, many Mokpo citizens, including those at Sinan Beach 1st Apartment and Sinan Beach Palace, plan to participate in energy-saving actions to protect the climate and future.

Professor Han Won-hee of the Department of Marine Engineering Systems at the National Mokpo Maritime University, who is organizing this Energy Day event, stated, "To cope with abnormal climate phenomena such as heavy rain and scorching heat, the most certain way for humanity is to reduce energy consumption and return to nature," and urged, "Please actively participate in the nationwide simultaneous 5-minute lights out and raising the cooling temperature by 2 degrees events."

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