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Govt cuts 23 million tonne CO2 emission in a year by using LED bulbs
So far, the government has distributed over 220 million LED bulbs under its UJALA scheme and the country has saved Rs 11,437 crore in one year
Debapriya Mondal | ETEnergyWorld | March 21, 2017, 23:41 IST
New Delhi: The government has cut 23 million tonnes carbon dioxide emission the use of energy efficient LED bulbs and has saved 28,588 million units of energy, power minister Piyush Goyal today said in a tweet.
So far, the government has distributed over 220 million LED bulbs under its UJALA scheme and the country has saved Rs 11,437 crore in one year, according to data by the Ministry of Power.
The UJALA initiative is part of the government’s efforts to promote efficient usage of energy at the residential level, enhance the awareness of consumers about the efficacy of using energy efficient appliances and aggregating demand.
In 2014-15, the total number of LED bulbs that were distributed was around 30 lakhs, which in 2015-16 crossed, 15 crore, where nine crore LED bulbs were distributed under UJALA and the remaining were contributed by the industry.
LED bulbs consume half the energy as that of CFLs and one tenth as that of incandescent bulbs. UJALA is the largest non-subsidised LED programme in the world.
http://energy.economictimes.indiati...mission-in-a-year-by-using-led-bulbs/57760261
So far, the government has distributed over 220 million LED bulbs under its UJALA scheme and the country has saved Rs 11,437 crore in one year
Debapriya Mondal | ETEnergyWorld | March 21, 2017, 23:41 IST
So far, the government has distributed over 220 million LED bulbs under its UJALA scheme and the country has saved Rs 11,437 crore in one year, according to data by the Ministry of Power.
The UJALA initiative is part of the government’s efforts to promote efficient usage of energy at the residential level, enhance the awareness of consumers about the efficacy of using energy efficient appliances and aggregating demand.
In 2014-15, the total number of LED bulbs that were distributed was around 30 lakhs, which in 2015-16 crossed, 15 crore, where nine crore LED bulbs were distributed under UJALA and the remaining were contributed by the industry.
LED bulbs consume half the energy as that of CFLs and one tenth as that of incandescent bulbs. UJALA is the largest non-subsidised LED programme in the world.
http://energy.economictimes.indiati...mission-in-a-year-by-using-led-bulbs/57760261
