Question: The first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Government of India’s Street Lighting National Project would be started in…
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer- (d)
Related facts:
- On June 5, 2017, Government of India announced to implement India’s first Rural LED Street Lighting Project in Andhra Pradesh.
- Under this project, government of India would be retrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights through the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
- In first phase these LED street lights would be installed in Gram Panchayats of Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Ananthapur & Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh.
- Government of India will implement this project through the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power.
- This conventional street lights replacement drive in rural areas will help the gram panchayats to cumulatively save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually and lead to reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2.
- EESL has assured the State government of approximately 59 percent savings in electricity, which translates to annual monetary savings of 88.2 crores.
- The entire upfront capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
- It is notable that over 23 lakh conventional street lights have been replaced by LED street lights in 21 States of India.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=164400
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/rural-led-street-light-project/1/972039.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/first-rural-led-street-lighting-project-to-take-off-in-andhra-pradesh/article18726146.ece