According to Indian media reports, the response to the Indian government when the current LED lamp replacement plan, by 2018, India could save $ 6 billion per year in lighting expenses.
The message by the Indian government power, coal, new energy and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal in Mumbai "Harvard University US-India Initiative" (Harvard College US India Initiative) conference mentioned.
"LED light bulb will save 100 billion units of electricity is expected to up to 7.1 billion rupees in the switch from traditional light bulbs." The Minister said.
Climate Group LED project has demonstrated that the global lighting energy-efficient and money-saving potential of LED and other energy saving is unprecedented, especially in India.
Lighting India accounted for only 18% of the country's electricity output, while only 13% of the global lighting electricity consumption. Use of large scale LED lighting will save 50-70% of energy, will help India dropped its share of global illumination lighting accounted for less, and a significant reduction in carbon emissions without the need to build more power plants.
In addition, LED lights are one of the segments of the energy. So far, India has installed 35 million lights, energy consumption was 3400 MW. According to government estimates, after upgrading to LED lighting, LED street light energy consumption will be reduced to 1,400 MW, a decrease of about 60%.
