CFL's

Chandigarh, Sept 12 - In Haryana 702 villages have been converted to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) by getting installed 6.71 Lakh CFLs by Power Utilities and Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) so far.This was revealed by Mrs. Sumita Mishra, Director, HAREDA while addressing delegates from all over India on second day of the Third Annual Conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at “India Electricity – 2008” at New Delhi today.She said that Haryana was the first State in the country which had decided to replace conventional lighting fixtures with energy efficient CFLs and T-5 (28 watt) tube lights in all government buildings by January 1, 2008. She said that 97,000 CFLs and 1.05 lakh T-5 Tube lights had been replaced in government offices so far with an investment of Rs. 4.52 crores which resulted in annual saving of Rs. 8.36 crores in the electricity bills translating into an equivalent annual saving of 3.4 MW.She said that Power Utilities would provide two 20 watt CFLs free of cost to each Below Poverty Line (BPL) consumer at the time of release of new connections. She said that the State Government had made the use of CFLs and T-5 (28 watt) energy efficient tube lights and Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps mandatory for all electricity consumers in Industrial, Commercial and institutional sectors having load of 30 Kilo watt or above. Similarly, in all the Central Government Offices and Central Public Sector Undertaking Institutions and Establishments in State, the use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and T-5 (28 watts) energy efficient tube lights and Light emitting Diode (LED) Lamps would be made mandatory. She said that these orders would become effective from August 15, 2008.She said that State Government had made mandatory to use energy efficient street lighting in all existing and new colonies and urban areas notified by the Urban Local Bodies Department, Haryana Urban Development Authority Sectors, HSIDC, Industrial Estates, Housing Complexes, Colonies and Townships developed by private, semi government, autonomous institutions using T-5 tube lights, LED lamps, Low Pressure Sodium Vapour, High Pressure Sodium Vapour lamps. She said that these measures had a potential of saving 224 MW electricity annually. This order would be applicable from March 31, 2009.She said that in case of non-compliance of these orders the Power Utilities could disconnect the electricity connections after serving due notice to the consumer after the expiry of deadline.