The Cesu has distributed 11 lakh 9-watt subsidised lED bulbs to its consumers in the State under the Unnat Jyoti Affordable lights for All (UJAlA) scheme by now.
Each lED bulb is sold at Rs 85. The scheme was implemented by Energy Efficiency Service limited (EESl) first time in CESU. While there is a target to distribute 4.5 crore lED bulbs in the state, as of now 24 lakh bulbs have been sold. Once the target is reached, the State will save 1.5 crore kwh energy daily and the saving achieved convert to a monetary saving will be of Rs 6.5 crore per day. It will also help to reduce 10,000 tonnes of CO2 daily to save the environment and also to avoid peak load demand upto 1000 MW. Now, people are showing their interest to convert their traditional bulbs with lED ones. Consumers in Bhubaneswar and its peripheral areas have used maximum of 6.7 lakh lED bulbs, while people in Cuttack, Salepur and Athagarh area have used 3.21 lakh, Khordha, Baleswar and Banki area 47,000, Puri divisional areas 52,000 , Angul area people have used 10,000 lED bulbs, informed a Cesu release.
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