Energy Minister K. Kala Venkata Rao on Thursday inaugurated the sale of LED tube lights and energy-efficient fans at a counter at the APEPDCL Corporate Office here.
The programme, titled ‘Ujala’, is taken up by the APEPDCL and the AP State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation (APSEEDCO), in association with the public sector Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
While the tube light is sold for ₹220 (as against ₹500 in the open market), the fan is supplied for ₹1,100 (market rate ₹1,800).
Mr. Kala Venkata Rao said it was proposed to distribute 12 lakh fans in the APEPDCL area.
In the Narsapuram area of West Godavari district, 45,000 star-rated fans and 6,600 LED tube lights were supplied. “The exercise is aimed at power conservation in a big way. The distribution of 2.16 LED bulbs to one crore consumers has resulted in a savings of ₹1,000 crore,” he said. Integrated counters would be set up all over the State to supply energy-efficient tube lights and fans, he said.
