OREANDA-NEWS. Under Demand Side Management initiatives, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has engaged with several State Governments & Distribution Companies to implement Demand Side Efficient Lighting Programme. Under this programme, Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps are distributed to household consumers by replacing incandescent bulbs.  This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.  The following States have taken initiative in this regard with EESL:

 

Sl. No.

District/State

No. of eligible households

No. of LED distributed/ to be distributed

1.

Puducherry

2.45 lakhs (completed)

6.5 lakhs

2.

Guntur/A.P.

10 lakhs

20 lakhs

3.

Anantpur/A.P.

5 lakhs

10 lakhs

4.

Srikakulam/A.P.

 5 Lakhs

10 lakhs

5.

West Godavari/A.P.

7.5 lakhs

15 lakhs

6.

Varanasi (urban)/U.P.

2 lakhs

6 lakhs

7.

Agartala/Tripura

1.5 lakhs

44.5 lakhs

8.

Karnataka

32.5 lakhs

95 lakhs

9.

Kerala

30 lakhs

60 lakhs

 

Total

95.95 lakhs

267 lakhs

The Minister further stated that the Ministry of Power holds periodic performance review meetings with Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Services Limited.