Big new Cheap LED Lights initiative launched in SA


Electronic products manufacturer Philips Electronics has teamed up with parastatal Eskom to introduce Africa’s largest-ever energy-saving light-emitting diode Cheap LED Lights, which could save South African businesses a collective R41-million a year.The initiative, which would replace 50 W halogen bulbs with 7 W and 10 W LED lamps, will focus on commercial users, such as hotels, banks, offices and retail outlets.The introduction of LED Lights for sale technology, which provides the same amount of light but lasts significantly longer, could save a total of 58 GWh/y, or 60 000 t of carbon dioxide._base_d on calculations of between 40 W and 43 W less power consumption, each unit has the potential to save 280 kWh of electricity a year, LED home lighting.With South Africa facing an energy-constrained future, it is in Eskom’s interest to encourage electricity consumers to reduce consumption where possible, says the utility’s integrated demand management senior GM, Andrew Etzinger.