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Scheme is being implemented in 23 States and Union Territories
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Annual energy s
avings of 295 million units
Under the Government of India’s Street Lighting National
Programme (SLNP) over 21 lakh conventional street lights have been replaced
with LED street lights across the country. The newly installed lights have led
to brighter streets, feeling of enhanced safety and security among the
residents and motorists. Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a Public Energy
Services Company under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of
India (GoI) is the implementing agency for SLNP.
The installation of LED street lights has resulted in Annual energy savings of 295 million
unit kWh, avoided capacity of over 73 MW and reduction of 2.3 lakh tonnes of CO2
annually. The project has been implemented across 23 states and union
territories. The lighting level on roads have increased significantly after
the replacement. The highest replacement of LED lights has happened in the
following states:
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State
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Number of Street Lights
|
Energy Saved per year
(kWh)
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Rajasthan
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7,04,891
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99,054,808
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Andhra Pradesh
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5,86,037
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82,352,849
|
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Delhi
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2,64,185
|
37,124,579
|
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Gujarat
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2,00,536
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28,180,321
|
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Goa
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94,856
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13,329,639
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EESL is also implementing a special heritage lighting project,
wherein 1000 LED street lights have been installed in Kashi region of Uttar
Pradesh, and another 4000 lights are being installed.
The procurement price of the LED Street Lights has been reduced
from Rs. 135/watt to Rs. 80/watt due to mass procurement of the lights. EESL makes
the entire upfront investment in installation of the Street Lights and no
additional budget allocation from the Municipalities is required.
Municipalities pay EESL from the savings in energy and maintenance cost over a
7 year period, making the LED lights affordable and accessible. EESL also
undertakes social audits in all states post the completion of the project.
EESL procurements conform to BIS specification & carry a 7
year warranty against technical defects. EESL conducts appropriate quality
checks right from the bidding stage to the field level. This has resulted in
the LEDs’ overall technical fault being less than 1% in the 21 lakh lights
installed by EESL in the country. EESL has maintained an uptime of 95% for all
street lights across the country.
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi launched 100 cities
National Programme on 5th January 2015 to convert conventional street and
domestic lights with energy efficient LED lights. Under Street Light National
Programme (SLNP), Government aims to replace 1.34 crore conventional street
lights with energy efficient LED lights.
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