Energy-efficient street lamps to dot Puducherry soon

Street lighting in Puducherry could soon become more energy efficient, thanks to an initiative to outsource the management and maintenance of street lights to private agencies. According to the new plans, all the street lights will be retrofitted with LED and other energy efficient bulbs to increase power saving. As a conservative estimate, the new plans will consume 50 per cent less energy, Managing Director of the Renewable Energy Agency, Puducherry, P.K. Jha said. All the street lights will be controlled using a centralised control room and the implementing company will provide 10 years of maintenance and operations as well as a five year replacement warranty.