EESL Achieves Milestone of Distribution of 5 Crore LED Bulbs

EESL Achieves Milestone of Distribution of 5 Crore LED Bulbs

Question: On 21 January 2016 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) completed distribution of 5 crore LED bulbs under Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP), this programme was started on-

(a) 22 January 2015
(b) 5 January 2015
(c) 15 January 2015
(d) 25 January 2015

Ans (b)

Related facts:

  • On 21 January 2016 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) completed distribution of 5 crore LED bulbs under Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP).
  • The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had launched the DELP scheme on 5thJanuary 2015.
  • The scheme is presently running in 19 states & union territories in India and to be executed across 100 cities.
  • Through this scheme, residential consumers are provided with high quality LED bulbs given at a concessional rate of Rs.100-105 as against the market price of Rs 350 to 450.
  • Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector entity under Ministry of Power, has taken up the project of distributing LED bulbs under its flagship initiative, the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP).
  • According to EESL will be able to distribute 7 crore LED bulbs by end of February and between 9-10 crore by March, 2016.
  • The DELP scheme helps to save 1,76,87,005 kWh energy per day which is worth Rs 6,95,14,059.
  • Replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs reduces emission of 14,469 tonne of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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