Power consumers changed one crore traditional incandescent or CFL lights with energy-efficient LED bulbs in the last 25 days, even as more states joined the central government’s replacement scheme.
The total number of replacements stood at over four crore as Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Karnataka joined the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme( DELP). PM Narendra Modi had announced the scheme on January 5. The scheme is on in Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, UP, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh The scheme provides LED bulbs at a subsidised rate for replacing tradition al or CFL lamps to households. The programme was launched in July and reached the one-crore LED milestone on August 9. But the pace of replacement grew as consumers began to see merit in the scheme.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a joint venture of state-run power companies, is implementing the project. The total replacement has helped energy saving of more than 1.4 crore units per day. It has also helped to avoid peak demand of 1,326 MW and Rs 5.56 crore in cost savings per day , leading to substantial reduction in carbon emissions.
