{"id":461880,"date":"2018-02-06T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/06\/light-for-all-govt-to-distribute-12m-led-lamps-nationwide\/"},"modified":"2018-02-06T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:46:00","slug":"light-for-all-govt-to-distribute-12m-led-lamps-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/06\/light-for-all-govt-to-distribute-12m-led-lamps-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Light for all: Gov\u2019t to distribute 12m LED lamps nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday,  6 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>thebftonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/86110533.295.jpg\" alt=\"Led Light Bulbs\" title=\"Led Light Bulbs\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Experts say the LED lamps will help reduce energy consumption by 50%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517917560_787_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">As part of the Energy Ministry\u2019s effort to conserve energy, a total number of 12 million LED lamps will be distributed throughout the country under a cost-recovery credit programme to be operating through a local bank, a Parliamentary report has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report of the Select Committee on Mines and Energy on the Annual Budget Estimates of the Ministry of Energy for the year ending December 31, 2018, a total of 12 million LED Lamps will be distributed.<\/p>\n<p>The switch, experts say, has the potential to reduce energy consumption by 50% from the current compact fluorescent bulbs\u2019 usage.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of investing in energy-efficient products cannot be underestimated, as it helps consumers save money and also helps to sustain the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>The previous NDC administration switched almost 6 million government incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lights in 2007 before announcing it was prepared to take the next step and replace those lights with LED ones.<\/p>\n<p>A study by Shigeru Suehiro and Yoshiaki Shibata in 2011 indicates that LED lamps are still expensive compared with incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps, but have greater electricity saving potential.<\/p>\n<p>The report further states that an estimated number of 69,250 150W LED streetlights complete with fixtures will be supplied to various Municipals Metropolitan District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the total electricity demand of the nation \u2013 according to the Energy Commission, is 2,533MW for homes, schools, businesses, and industries.<\/p>\n<p>Presently, VRA and other Independent Power Producers (IPPs) together have an installed capacity of about 3,644MW.<\/p>\n<p>Access to cheap power remains the long-standing concern of businesses that are yet to fully recover from the shocks of half a decade of erratic power supply.<\/p>\n<p>However, constraints on fuel sources for power generation \u2014 crude oil, gas and water for hydro power generation \u2014 have necessitated the need for exploring cost-effective, reliable, and clean energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>Given the current gas demand of about 450Mscf per day, indigenous gas and limited supply from the West Africa Gas Pipeline are unable to meet demand.<\/p>\n<p>With the coming on-stream of more oil and gas fields, the volume of indigenous gas is expected to increase in the medium-term. 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