In order to provide street safety to the people especially during the night time, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has installed around one lakh energy-efficient lED streetlights in North Delhi so far replacing the conventional sodium vapour lamps by the power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution limited (TPDDl).
“Under the second phase of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) project being executed by (TPDDl), more than 52,000 lED lights have been installed, said a spokesperson of the discom.
The streetlight project is undertaken in 104 wards of the NDMC. The discom has already completed the first phase with more than 85,000 streetlight points converted to lED lights
“The work in the second phase is also progressing at a full pace in which more than 52,000 lED lights have already been replaced, taking the total to 1,37,000. The second phase is expected to be completed by the end of this month,” the officer added further.
The project has helped TPDDl in achieving an “incredible” reduction of demand of street-lighting, thereby reducing the overall peak demand by more than 15 MW, translating into a “considerable” power saving.
Further the official said, that the discom is also maintaining 10,000 new and efficient octagonal streetlight poles that has been installed by the Public Works Department (PWD) the old poles recently.
“The lED streetlight is an important project which will result in better illumination of the roads for better safety while ensuring energy efficiency and savings of more than 15MW of peak demand,” said a senior official.