State Minister for Power Urges to Turn AC Off except Prayer Time

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the AC was not asked to be completely turned off in the mosque.

He said this in a briefing at the Secretariat on Monday (July 18) on the issue of electricity savings in the country.

The state minister said we are using AC in large quantities in places of worship. We need to be a bit frugal here. They only use the time of prayer, they should keep it closed during the rest of the time.

In response to a question from journalists, he said that worshipers should use electricity economically in mosques, temples, and churches. Because we know, a lot of ACs are installed nowadays. Be frugal in running AC during namaz and turn off the AC after namaz. That's our suggestion, that's how we think.

In response to another question, he said, "We have seen in many places, many people run the AC except during the prayer time. That's why we request you to turn the AC on at certain times. Save as much as you can, that's our request.