Led bulbs prices come down further through government programme Efficiency of 9w led bulbs up by 20%
Led bulbs prices come down further through
government programme
Efficiency of 9w led bulbs up by 20%
Efficiency of 9w led bulbs up by 20%
Government of India, through its flagship
initiative Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP), has achieved a
further 10 per cent reduction in prices of 9W LED bulbs in another round
of LED procurement for Madhya Pradesh. The procurement price has come
down to Rs. 64.41 (exclusive of taxes) from existing
Rs. 73, while the efficiency of 9W bulbs has increased by 20 per cent.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Public
Energy Services Company under the administration of Ministry of Power,
Government of India (GoI), has through a combination of aggregation and
transparent procurement achieved a rapid decline in LED prices making it
affordable to the common man. In the recent round of procurement of 9W
LED bulbs for the state of Madhya Pradesh the price has come down to Rs. 64.41
which is exclusive of taxes. This is a 10 per cent reduction from the June,
2015 price of Rs. 73 and about 80 per cent reduction from February, 2014 price
of Rs. 310.
The Government has ensured transparency and
encouraged competition by using e-procurement of goods and services. This has
resulted in significant reduction in transaction cost and time and enhanced
process efficiency. This, in turn, has led to a much larger participation of
bidders thereby increasing competition and reducing the cost of LED bulbs.
The Government has also emphasized on
the need to deliver quality and has ensured that the quality of LED bulbs is
not compromised. As a result EESL has been able to consistently procure a
better quality and an efficient product.
The DELP scheme is being monitored in a transparent
manner through a publically available portal (www.delp.in). As of now, EESL has distributed 5.1
crore LED bulbs and the programme has led to significant savings to the country
and consumers who are using these bulbs. As of date, the savings achieved are -
Estimated daily energy savings
|
1.80 crore kWh
|
Estimated reduction of peak Demand
|
1,612 MW
|
Estimated daily cost reduction of bills of
consumers
|
Rs. 7.09 crores
|
Estimated daily greenhouse gas emission
reductions
|
14,750 tonnes of CO2
|
The target of
the programme is to replace all the 77 crore incandescent bulbs sold in India
by LEDs. This will result in reduction of 20,000 MW load, energy savings of 100
billion kWh and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions savings of 80 million tons
every year. The annual saving in electricity bills of consumers will be Rs.
40,000 crore, considering average tariff of Rs. 4 per kWh.
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