Conserve energy by commemorating Earth Hour 2017

The global initiative - which began in Australia in 2007 - sees around 7 000 towns and cities from around the world switching off their lights and appliances for an hour.

Last year, South Africans managed to save around 515 Megawatts of power by switching off their lights and all non-essential appliances during Earth Hour. 

The municipality's Mthunzi Gumede says they believe the trend is fast gaining momentum among locals who are now more aware than ever about the importance of reducing the negative impacts on mother Earth.

"As eThekwini we're looking at issues on climate change, we want to decrease the carbon footprint on earth, hence, recently we launched the solar panels, which is trying to source electricity differently - instead of using the usual forms of energy," he said.

Earth Hour will kick-off at 8:30pm South African time tomorrow, the 25th of March, 2017.