A lecture at the university of Baghdad about rationalization in electric power consumption

The department of electrical engineering at the college engineering hosted pro. Dr. Taleb Al-Saffar, an instructor at the department of chemical engineering to deliver his scientific  lecture on the rationalization of electricity consumption in the country. The lecturer gave a brief explanation about the ways to rationalize electricity consumption , ideas and future projects in this field. The researcher stated that electricity consumption could be in a number of ways including control on the demand for energy through laws that govern commercial dates, giving financial incentives for consumers, as well as awareness campaigns for citizens. The researcher said that the aim of ” management of energy demand ” is to urge consumers to ration their consumption during peak times or postponing it to other times such as at night or in weekend. Dr. Saffar stressed that electricity consumption at peak times does not necessarily mean reducing the total energy consumed, but it aims to reduce the need to invest in developing electrical networks and building power plants dedicated to cover this load. The researcher dealt with the importance of the using electricity which may change dramatically on short and medium frames, the pricing system which may not reflect the price of consumption and the need to educate consumers about the use of electricity. prof. Dr. Taleb Al-Saffar said that the costs imposed by the service providers do not cover all the damage and the risks of their activities since there are external costs known as ( the costs of external factors ) and that some countries are following a theoretical method to correct this by adding external costs to the direct costs of the service provider in the form of taxes aid by the users.  After the lecture, debate was opened on proposals and visions  which were answered by the lecturer and provided advantage to the engineers and professors specialized in this field from all departments.