Over five crore energy-efficient LED bulbs have been distributed so far. In a tweet, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said, the number will be double in the the next two months. He said, power bills have been reduced by 2,500 crore rupees through the distributed bulbs and the savings will go up to 45 thousand crore rupees annually. Mr Goyal said, peak demand of 1,600 MW has also decreased after the introduction of LED bulbs . <br/><br/>Energy Efficiency Services Limited has taken up the project of distributing LED bulbs under its flagship initiative, the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the DELP scheme in January last year. The target of the DELP is to replace all the 77 crore incandescent bulbs sold in the country by LEDs.
News On AIR | January 21, 2016 7:14 PM
Over 5 crore LED bulbs distributed so far: Piyush Goyal