Come March 31st and Burj Khalifa will be blacked out...

Switch off your lights and help save the Earth.

Can switching off power for an hour go a long way in energy conservation? Yes, it does.

Statistics prove that projects like the Earth Hour, an hour of voluntary power shut-down, goes a long way in initiating massive energy savings.

“At the end of 2011, we achieved 2,64,000MW in energy savings... this translates into a saving of Dh177million,” reported Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice-Chairman of the SCE and MD and CEO of Dewa (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority).

Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and in partnership with the Dubai Supreme Council, Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Emaar and Dewa, the Earth Hour will be marked from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 31.

“(This is held) under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as the emirate’s commitment towards becoming a world leader in the field of ‘Green Economy’,” said Al Tayer.