EESL becomes largest streetlight management company
August 20 , 2017 2654 days 1242 0
Street Lighting National programme has illuminated 50 thousand Kilometres of the Indian roads with installation of 30 lakh LED street lights across the country.
With this milestone, Energy Efficiency Services Limited(EESL) , a government company has become the world’s largest street light management company.
The installation of the LED street lights has resulted in saving of 39 crore kilowatt hour of annual energy. In an official release, Power Ministry said, this programme has helped in reduction of 3.29 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.