Hyderabad: Hyderabad may soon join Puducherry and a few other cities in becoming more energy efficient, where light emitting diode lights will replace incandescent bulbs in some areas to save more energy.
A pilot project in Hitec City and other areas will begin in October first week, wherein more than 700 streetlights will be replaced by LED lights.
The three streets that are included in the pilot project are, Kavuri Hills to Hitec City via Jubilee Ridge Hotel, Mini Charminar to Hitex stretch and from Chand-rayangutta. The pilot project will cost about Rs 1.2 crore and the energy saved is estimate to be around 45-55 per cent.
There are a total of 3.27 lakh street lights under the GHMC currently. Energy Efficient Services Ltd, a Central government public sector undertaking, is taking up the project.
“The commissioner and director of Municipal Administration of Telangana has given permission to carry out the same exercise in other urban local bodies across the state – to replace 3,000 street lights. The energy efficiency of a 250 watt bulb can be met by just a 150 watt LED bulb,” informed Tarun Tayal, senior manager, Business Development , Energy Efficient Services Ltd.
More than 7.5 lakh households in Guntur, Anantapur, West Godavari will also benefit from this concept. Every household will be given two LED lights that will be sold to them at a subsidised price of Rs 10, and depending on the analysis of the energy saving, it will be extended to more cities and towns.
