Centre to light up 100 cities with LEDs

Dubbed as the largest energy efficiency programme in the world, the Union Government has launched a national programme to replace conventional streetlights with LED lights and distribution of LED bulbs to households in 100 cities. Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a joint venture company of PSUs of the Ministry of Power and the Government of India, will implement the programme. Over a period of two years, one crore streetlights will be replaced and 20 crore LED bulbs distributed in the 100 cities spread all over the country, Managing Director of EESL Saurabh Kumar told The Hindu .