Only LEDs in India by 2019

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India may become the first country in the world to use only LED products for lighting needs by 2019. “India will probably become the first country in the world to use 100 per cent LEDs for its lighting needs by 2019,” Goyal, Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, said. He was speaking at an MoU signing event held here between Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and the three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) for distribution of “Ujala” energy-efficient appliances through petrol pumps.