UHBVN and CFL distribution

July 2 – Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam in collaborationwith OSRAM GmbH has decided to launch Compact Florescent LampsDistribution Project in the districts of Sonipat and Yamunangar by theend of this month for savings electricity in both these districts. TheProject envisages distribution of as many as 5.40 lakh long life CFLsin Yamunanagar and Sonipat which would bring considerable reduction ofelectricity consumption in these districts.An agreement to this effect was signed here today by Uttar HaryanaBijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and OSRAM GmbH for the implementation ofClean Development Mechanism Compact Florescent Lamps (CFLs)Distribution Project. The agreement was signed by the ManagingDirector UHBVN, Mr. A. K. Singh and Managing Director, OSRAM, Mr GaganMehta as per the guidelines of Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Governmentof India.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. A. K. Singh said that UNBVN also plannedto make an agreement for district Rohtak, Jhajjar and Panipat in thesecond phase. He said that the target group of the project comprisedthe households that were the registered customers of UHBVN. Under theProject, the households could substitute upto 2 incandescent lightbulbs (GLS Bulbs) in their homes by CFL lamps. The households werefree to decide whether to participate in the project or not. Only GLSbulbs with wattages equal to or higher than 60 watts would bereplaced. The 100 W GLS bulbs would be replaced with 20 W CFL and 60W GLS bulbs would be replaced with 15 W CFL. At the time of thedistribution of the CFLs, the substituted GLS bulbs would be collectedand later destroyed to make sure that they would not be used again.Mr Singh said that in each district, a team would visit door to doorto distribute the CFLs to the project household. Initially the membersof the team would inform the people about the project at their homes.If the household agreed to participate in the Project, thedistribution team would install CFLs with the applicable wattage uptotwo light points. Subsequently, the distribution team would collectthe substituted GLS bulbs. The project would be accompanied by anawareness generating campaign. CFLs failed during the fist 12 monthsafter distribution would be replaced by OSRAM.He said that the Project would lead to considerable electricityconsumption savings in the households that take part in the project. The project would reduce consumption of fossil fuel based generatedelectricity and thus reduce GHG emissions. The cost of the lamp at therate of Rs. 15 per lamp would be recovered from the household whichwas mainly the cost of collection and disposal of collected GLS lampsand fused CFLs as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Environmentand Forests. The Project had already been cleared by the Ministry andwas under validation and approval from United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).The Managing Director said that both the parties who had signed theagreement were contemplating the development of Clean DevelopmentProgrammed actively using an approved methodology pursuant to theClean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol applied toresidential lighting for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissionsresulting in sustainable energy savings in Yamunanagar and Sonipatdistricts.He said that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency would be the monitoringAgency for the Project. UHBVN would support OSRAM in operating theProject in Yamunangar and Sonipat Districts with manpower andmarketing measures for implementing the project. OSRAM would benefitfrom Certified Emission Reduction units generated from the Project.