What Makes LED Lights 90 Per Cent More Energy Efficient And Environment Friendly?
What Makes LED Lights 90 Per Cent More Energy Efficient And Environment Friendly?
Written by Aastha Ahuja, Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Updated: January 22, 2021 19:35 IST
New Delhi:
On January 5, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All), the world's largest domestic lighting project with a target of replacing 77 crore incandescent (ICL) lamps with LED bulbs. The main aim of the programme was to promote the use of LED (Light Emitting Diode) by making it affordable for all. Indeed, prices of LED bulbs being distributed under UJALA programme have fallen to one-tenth of their rates in 2015 from Rs. 310 to Rs. 38 in 2018. But, why did the government feel the need to replace conventional ICL bulbs with LEDs and bringing down its purchase price? Why do we even need LEDs?