EMPOWERING YOUTH TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

(Second row, centre from left) Star Media Group client brand marketing general manager Simone Liong, SMK Georgetown acting principal Abdul Samad Ismail (wearing a tie), and Penang TNB retail head Norhizami Abu Hasan at the launch of the ‘Powering The Future’ school engagement series at SMK Georgetown in Penang on Oct 23. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Electricity being an indispensable part of modern life need not be a costly utility if managed efficiently.

This key lesson was brought home by some 100 students of SMK Georgetown in Jelutong during the recent “Powering The Future” school engagement series in Penang, organised by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s premier electricity utility company.