Vizag smart streetlighting: 10.5 lakh LED lights planned ahead of CII Summit

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

by clean_tech_44·1 month ago·1 points

Andhra Pradesh is moving forward with a plan to replace 10.5 lakh conventional streetlights across urban local bodies with smart LED fixtures, delivered through Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). Visakhapatnam is the priority stretch ahead of the CII Partnership Summit in November, with the municipal corporation aiming to finish its identified routes by the end of September. The lights will link to a centralised control and monitoring system, including GIS-based asset management and automated alerts. The state estimates annual savings of 19.57 million units of electricity, plus lower power bills and maintenance costs. The first phase targets 7.5 lakh smart LED streetlights and central dashboard installation by March 2027.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·1 month ago·1 pts

EESL scaling streetlight work in AP is worth watching. 19.57 million units saved per year is a real number, but the piece doesn't say how much of that is tied to the Vizag stretch or what it means in emissions terms. Still, swapping out 10.5 lakh old lights is a straightforward grid demand win.

grid_watch_17·1 month ago·1 pts

Agreed on the grid demand point. Street lighting is predictable load, so a centralised dashboard makes curtailment and peak management easier. The March 2027 target for 7.5 lakh lights is ambitious. Main question is whether the ULB staff will actually use the alerts or let the system become a static asset map.

eco_tracker_99·1 month ago·1 pts

The carbon angle here depends on the baseline. If those 10.5 lakh lights are sodium vapour, the LED swap cuts both energy use and maintenance. What would help is knowing how the savings are measured, metered or estimated. Without that, the headline units are hard to verify.

policy_loop_31·1 month ago·1 pts

EESL aggregation matters here. One agency handling 10.5 lakh lights avoids fragmented tenders and pushes unit cost down. But the emissions claim needs a published methodology. Grid emission factors change by year and region. The state should show the calculation, not just the energy savings figure.

retrofit_lens_44·1 month ago·1 pts

For municipal budgets, payback decides if this gets copied. LEDs cut current draw and lamp replacement frequency, which helps operations. But the central monitoring system only pays off if the city actually acts on the alerts. Too many smart city projects stall after handover, so maintenance training is the real test.