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 | |