Kenya Power is targeting low income households in the second phase of the free bulb initiative rolled out seven years ago
Kenya Power has engaged the National Environment Management Authority( NEMA) to provide guidelines on how to dispose of the collected incandescent bulbs
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Kenya Power is targeting low income households in the second phase of the free bulb initiative rolled out seven years ago
By Nduku Muema Kenya Power has entered its second phase of the changing bulbs initiative. The initiative will involve exchange of three million incandescent bulbs with an equivalent number of energysaving ones. So far, the second phase that kicked off in December has seen close to 700,000 bulbs exchanged.
In the first phase in 2009 / 2010, the company oversaw a successful exchange of 1.5 million bulbs. The firm says the objective of the initiative is to give clients quality for what they buy as well as minimise energy wastage and channel the saved energy elsewhere.
An inefficient bulb produces 90 percent heat and 10 percent light; very much unlike an efficient one that produces more light and less heat.
“ Energy production is very expensive. Saving energy is cheaper than generating more. When our clients minimise wastage, we use the saved energy to connect more people to the grid, impacting on lives and translating to more sales for the company,” says Margaret Kanini, the Chief Engineer, Demand Side Management and Metering Solutions.
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Kenya Power has engaged the National Environment Management Authority( NEMA) to provide guidelines on how to dispose of the collected incandescent bulbs
32 WATTS UP MAGAZINE APR- MAY 2017