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distribution of 15 lakh compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to
consumers in the city today. "It's a pilot project. In the first
phase, we will distribute 22 ,500 lights among consumers along with
23 ,000 electronic blasts," Ataul Masud, managing director of DPDC,
told the news agency yesterday. "However, after evaluating its
efficiency, we will take a massive programme." Garman aid agency GTZ
has provided one lakh euros for purchasing the bulbs from a local
manufacturer. As part of its primary plan to increase energy
efficiency, the government had earlier announced that it would give
three crore compact fluorescent lights for free in February 2010.
The World Bank will provide $50 million for the project. DPDC said it
has engaged Buet in evaluating the efficiency of the system. "To help
reduce consumption of electricity, we will distribute the bulbs among
the consumers who use incandescent bulbs. The consumers will give us
two incandescent bulbs and will get two CFLs in return," Masud said.
State Minister for Energy and Power Enamul Haque will inaugurate the
programme where top officials of the Power Division will attend.
According to a REB study, a CFL uses a fifth of power required by a
conventional bulb with the same illumination capacity. It said the
number of incandescent bulbs and tube lights is around 1.11 crore.
The study also revealed that CFLs could save 350 MW of electricity a
day.
