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EESL Achieves Milestone of Distribution of 5 Crore LED Bulbs

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  • Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) completed distribution of 5 crore LED bulbs under Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) on Thursday morning.
  • The DELP scheme helps to save 1,76,87,005 kWh energy per day which is worth Rs 6,95,14,059.
  • It also helps in avoiding peak load of 1,583 MW. Replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs reduces emission of 14,469 tonne of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
  • Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector entity under Ministry of Power, has taken up the project of distributing LED bulbs under its flagship initiative, the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP).
  • The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the DELP scheme on 5th January 2015.
  • The scheme is presently running in nineteen states & union territories in India and is rapidly expanding across all other states.
  • The target of the DELP 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.
  • This scheme, residential consumers are provided with high quality LED bulbs given at a concessional rate of Rs.100-105 as against the market price of Rs 350 to 450.
  • The target of the DELP is to replace all the 77 crore incandescent bulbs
  • 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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