Hyderabad: Under the DELP scheme, each household will be given two LED bulbs in exchange of incandescent bulbs at the cost of Rs 10, while the market price is Rs 450 to Rs 550.
The tender for the 20 lakh bulbs has been bagged by Phillips and the large scale of the order has reduced the cost of the bulb to Rs 280 for the government.
Under the scheme, a normal incandescent bulb of 60 watts will be replaced with a seven watts LED bulb, which is brighter and will reduce power consumption by an estimated 85 per cent.
The LED bulbs to be distributed under the pilot project can be exchanged at electricity revenue collection offices, MeeSeva Centres and mobile vehicles, which will be used to spread awareness about the scheme. Presently, it is going on in Guntur.
“To distribute the bulbs, we are first selecting the areas and conducting a massive outdoor publicity to create awareness among the people. The place and days for distribution will be informed in advance. We might choose electricity offices for distribution so that people can come and exchange while paying their electricity bills,” said vice-chairman and MD of Energy Efficiency Service Limited, Saurabh Kumar.
