INSPIRED BY
THE SUN
Digi plugs into the sun at Earth Hour 2015
Night Walk and introduced innovative
solar-powered device charging station an
added convenience for participants
Digi
Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi)
amped up its environmental efforts with the
introduction of a renewable energy pilot project
at the WWF-Malaysia
Earth Hour 2015 Night
Walk event held at Sunway Pyramid. Digi set up
a pilot unit of an innovative solar-powered device
charging station prototype for the convenience
of the Night Walk participants.
The prototype charging station which was
set up during the day for
solar absorption is able
to charge up to 16 mobile phones and 4 tablets at any single time,
with safekeeping mode
in combination padlocks.
The solar powered station requires 5 hours of
direct sunlight to be fully
charged.
Speaking at the event,
Digi’s Sustainability Manager Philip Ling said this
initiative is in line with
Digi’s
environmental
initiatives that address
energy efficiency within
the company’s operations
business-wide and help
customers reduce their
shared climate impact.
“Through this new initiative, we seek to inspire
more Malaysians as we
plan to roll out more of
these solar-powered device charging stations at
Digi’s outdoor events in
the future.”
“This is part of our efforts to promote the use of
renewable energy among
the Malaysian public,
who may then play their
bit in championing climate change causes and
facilitate a more sustainable lifestyle.”
At the event, Digi also
sponsored 200 customers
to participate in the Earth
Hour 2015 Night Walk in
both Kuala Lumpur and
Penang.
The company also
contributed RM35,000 to
fund environmental conservation projects organised by WWF-Malaysia,
as the corporate sponsor
of Night Walk@Sunway.
This is the 7th year running in which Digi participated in the Earth Hour
celebration.
The Earth Hour 2015
Night Walk was co-organised by WWF-Malaysia
and Sunway Pyramid,
in conjunction with the
Earth Hour 2015 celebration.
The Night Walk participa