By Chaturanga Samarawickrama  

The Provincial Governors instructed officials of relevant government agencies to reduce consumption of electricity in public places in all provinces by 20%.  

It was announced following a special discussion held yesterday through Zoom Technology over the consumption of electricity in public places in each province.  

The discussion was held with the participation of the Governors representing all provinces in the country under the patronage of the Finance Minister.  

During the discussion, the Northern Province Governor, Jeevan Thyagarajah, instructed the public officials of the province to expedite the use of renewable energy in all public institutions in the province in future.  
Further, they advised officials to enhance the potential for renewable power generation in their provinces.