In tune with Centre’s policy to cut energy consumption, Delhis leading power distribution company BSES and state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd have distributed over 56 lakh LED bulbs at a subsidised rate in the city which is estimated to save a whopping 124 million units of power annually.
Over 56 lakh LED bulbs, around 37 lakh have been bought by over 6 lakh consumers in South and West Delhi while around 20 lakh bulbs were bought by over 3.37 lakh consumers East and Central Delhi.
The scheme to distribute LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs is being implemented by BSES in collaboration with Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a joint venture company of PSUs under Ministry of Power.
As per experts, a LED bulb consumes 50 per cent less electricity than an equivalent CFL bulb and 85 per cent less than an equivalent Incandescent bulb.
In his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre was targeting to save Rs 1.25 lakh crore in energy cost through installation of 77 crore LED lighting devices.
About implementation of the scheme, a BSES spokesperson said that they are championing the cause of safer, sustainable technologies like LED and roof-top solar net metering. As the cost of LEDs decreases, they offer an exponential potential for energy saving initiatives, positively contributing towards a sustainable and green planet.
Under the scheme, a consumer can now buy LED bulbs of 9 watt at a heavily subsidized price of Rs 65 each. Each of the LEDs is backed by the 3 year warranty.
By Baishakhi Dutta
