cities have joined the residential LED |
including the ST Microelectronics Fab in |
lighting replacement project , and are |
Gujarat . |
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exploring plans to advance the transition promotion . As for public lighting sector , India plans to replace residential lighting and streetlights with
LEDs in 100 cities by March 2019 .
Additionally , the government ’ s Super
Efficient Equipment Program ( SEEP ) for
LEDs aims to replace residential incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs with LEDs . The country ’ s Street
Light National Program ( SLNP ) is targeting the overhaul of 35 million streetlights nationwide to cut energy consumption by 9 billion kilowatts , and conserved 15 megawatt ’ s of energy consumption through installed streetlights .
Additionally , to lower reliance on LED imports , the Indian government has injected US $ 2.5 billion in two semiconductor subsidy programs
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Growing market demands and energy saving requirements has urged the
Indian government to subsidize LED bulbs to stimulate consumer purchases in 2015 . Indian cities and states including Chandigarh , Delhi , West
Bengal , Maharashtra , Andhra Pradesh ,
Gujarat , Uttrakhand , Uttar Pradesh , and
Punjab region have all implemented related measurements .
Indian government promotions will make the local LED market more attractive to investors . Lighting energy consumption in India accounts for 20 %, and the LED lighting market in 2015 will reach an estimated US $ 470 million .
Streetlights comprise of 60 % of the total market value . Additionally , India ’ s
LED lighting market is expected to reach US $ 2.2 billion by 2021 .
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As a part of the National Policy on |
the Compulsory Registration Scheme of |
Electronics ( NPE ), and with a view to |
Department of Consumer Affairs based |
align with NPE , Government of India |
on their compliance to Indian safety |
has decided to develop and mandate |
standards . This scheme has come into |
standards for LED lighting . Department |
effect on July 3 , 2013 . The government |
of Electronics and IT ( DeitY ) has notified |
has also approved a scheme for |
Electronics and Information Technology |
providing assistance for setting-up of |
Goods ( Requirement for Compulsory |
laboratories for testing of electronic |
Registration ) Order , 2012 mandating 15 |
goods under an approved order . |
categories of electronics items under | |
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency ( BEE ) |
have to be met by the LED |
and the Bureau of Indian Standards |
manufacturers . The standardisation is |
( BIS ) developed 10 comprehensive |
being developed taking into account |
performance , safety and quality |
the international trends , which will help |
standards for LED lighting to encourage |
Indian products to compete with |
large scale implementation of LED |
international LED products in the global |
lighting in India . The new standards , |
markets . The announcement of the |
which considered global lighting |
standards indicates the government ’ s |
standards to prepare the standards , |
eagerness to spread LED technology in |
ensures that minimum requirements will |
India . |
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All |
( DELP )" on 5 January 2015 , urging the |
( UJALA ) was launched on 1 May 2015 . |
people to use LED bulbs in place of |
Within 1 year of its launch , 9 crore LED |
incandescent bulbs , tube lights and CFL |
bulbs were sold in the country , reducing |
bulbs as they are more efficient , long |
their electricity bills by US $ 820 million . |
lasting and economical in their life cycle |
The scheme was announced as |
duration . |
" Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme | |