State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the officials in power sector to encourage consumers to use standard and energy-efficient appliances.

West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) has undertaken a programme to create over 800 efficient electric technicians in the next five years as part of its move to celebrate MujibBorsho to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman.