Noida to replace 74,000 streetlights with LEDs

NOIDA: The Noida Authority has decided to replace around 74,000 streetlamps in the city with LEDs by next year, a move that is expected to reduce power consumption by more than 50%. In the first phase, the Authority has already replaced 400 of the 3,800 lights along the 25km Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
“The existing streetlights, which are serviced by high-voltage sodium lamps, will be replaced with LED lights over the next year. Besides, the existing feeder panels will make way for a new centralised monitoring system. The existing earthing system will be rectified as well,” said RP Singh, the project engineer of the Noida Authority. The centralised monitoring system will automatically control power consumption and keep a record of the usage. According to Singh, the cost for the replacements of lights will be augmented by the savings in the electricity bill.

The lights are being replaced by Tata Projects Ltd, which will maintain the LEDs for seven years and bear all the expenditure. The project is expected to bring down power consumption by 56% for the Authority, which will pay the private company the entire savings on the electricity bill after deducting 11%.

Singh said the project had already been implemented in Bhubaneswar and Pune. According to officials, the Noida Authority pays a power bill of Rs 72 crore annually, an amount that will translate to Rs 504 crore in seven years if the traditional streetlamps are not replaced. “Tata Projects Ltd has said they would replace the existing lights with LEDs and their technology will help us save 56% in power consumption,” the official said.

According to Singh, the Authority hopes to save nearly Rs 112 crore over the next seven years by replacing the lights. “These savings will be utilised for beatifying streets and putting in place road safety measures,” he added.

Work on replacing the lights along the expressway is part of the first phase of the project and is expected to be over by August 10. Work in the sectors, parks, streets, and others major roads will start thereafter. The Authority is also taking the help of IIT Roorkee in the project.