Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme
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| Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry | MoP |
| Key people | Piyush Goyal |
| Launched | July 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
| Website | www |
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Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) was launched by Government of India in July 2015, replacing the Bachat Lamp Yojana.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) on 5 January 2015,[1] urging the people to use LED bulbs in place of incandescent bulbs, tube lights and CFL bulbs as they are more efficient, long lasting and economical in their life cycle duration.[2] LED bulbs consume 133% lesser electricity and has five times more life span compared to next best CFL bulbs. Health point of view also, LED bulbs emit lesser ultraviolet and infra-red radiation.
The scheme provides LED bulbs at a subsidized rate for replacing traditional or CFL lamps to households.
Delhi and Andhra Pradesh state governments are supplying LED lamps at nominal price to the domestic consumers to make people realise the benefits of LED lamps in reducing their electricity bills. The electricity distribution companies (Discoms) would also reap financial benefits off setting the subsidy given on LED bulbs by reducing evening peak load in the electricity grid by eliminating use of electricity guzzling lighting bulbs.[2]
The domestic consumers who are using UPS / inverter systems are also major beneficiaries by using LED lamps by increasing the duration of power availability during longer periods of power cuts. It would also enhance the durability of the UPS battery life due to reduced number of charging and discharges. Thus maintenance cost of UPS would reduce by 50% with the increased battery life. For the new purchaser's of UPS systems, the additional cost of LED lamps can be saved in the cost of lesser rating UPS system required (i.e. 1 KVa instead of 1,5 KVA rating). When LED lamps are used in air conditioned area, the heat/cooling load on air conditioner would also come down reducing its power consumption.
Target
Power minister Piyush Goyal has projected a target of distributing six crore LED bulbs through the DELP scheme. The renewable energy ministry has stopped subsidy on CFL-based solar lighting system to encourage the use of the LED version.[1]
Performance
The programme was launched in July and reached the one-crore LED milestone on 9 August 2015. The total replacement has helped energy saving of more than 1.4 crore units per day. It has also helped to avoid peak demand of 1,326 mw and ₹5.56 crore (US$830,000) in cost savings per day, leading to substantial reduction in carbon emissions.[1]
As of 13 January 2016, a total of 4,72,21,317 LED Bulbs have been distributed under the scheme. This led to a savings of 1,66,88,014 KWh per day in energy and ₹6.56 crore (US$970,000) per day in cost and a per day reduction of 13,650 t of CO2.[3]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of state-run power companies, is implementing the project and has achieved 75% reduction in the price of LED bulbs through a combination of aggressive and transparent procurement process and passing on this benefit to consumers. It is also making efforts to bring down prices in the retail market, averaging ₹300 (US$4.50) at present, to ensure a sustainable market for these bulbs.[1]
Bachat Lamp Yojana
Bachat Lamp Yojana is a program by the government of India to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs, i.e., energy saving lights) sold to consumers.[4] Implemented through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India's Ministry of Power, the program's goal is to deliver CFLs at the cost of normal lightbulbs. The difference in cost will be covered by the sale of Certified Emission Rights under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.[5]
Lighting accounts for almost 20% of the total electricity demand in the country. The majority of lighting needs in the country are met by incandescent bulbs, particularly in the household sector. Incandescent bulbs are extremely energy inefficient as over 90% of the electricity is converted into heat, and only up to 10% is used for lighting.
The "Bachat Lamp Yojana" aims at the large scale replacement of incandescent bulbs in households by CFLs. It seeks to provide CFLs to households at the price similar to that of incandescent bulbs. It plans to utilize the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol to recover the cost differential between the market price of the CFLs and the price at which they are sold to households. The Bachat lamp yojana was launched in February 2009.
The Bachat Lamp Yojana is designed as a public-private partnership between the Government of India, private sector CFL suppliers and State level Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). The CFL suppliers would sell high quality CFLs to households at a price of Rs. 15 per CFL within a designated project area in a DISCOM region of operation. The CFL supplier will be chosen by the DISCOM through a due diligence process from a list of CFL suppliers empanelled by BEE. Under the scheme only 60 Watt and 100 Watt incandescent Lamps will be replaced with 11- 15 Watt and 20 - 25 Watt CFLs respectively. BEE will monitor the electricity savings in each project area.
It is expected that around 50 lakh CFLs will be replaced in each DISCOM area. Maximum of four CF-Lamps will be distributed to every customer at the price of a normal bulb (i.e. Rs.15). The difference in CFL cost will be obtained by the implementing agency through CDM in the form of CER's.
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) provide an energy-efficient alternative to the incandescent lamp by using one-fifth as much electricity as an incandescent lamp to provide the same level of illumination. CFLs have almost completely penetrated the commercial market, and the sales of CFLs in India have grown from about 20 million in 2003 to around 200 million in 2008. Statistics by lighting association indicates that the penetration of CFLs in household sector is only about 5% - 10%. The relatively low penetration rate is largely due to the high price of the CFLs, which costs 8-10 times as much as incandescent bulbs.
It is estimated that about 400 million light points in India today are lighted by incandescent bulbs; their replacement by CFLs would lead to a reduction of over 10,000 MW in electricity demand.
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External links
- www.cdm.unfccc.int Bachat Lamp Yojana Project Page on UNFCCC Website
- www.beeindia.in BEE Website
- www.energymanagertraining.com IGEN Website
