Argentina to promote the use of energy-saving lamps can save electricity investment $1 billion

Xinhuanet.com Buenos Aires in January 28, due to the shortage of energy and power, the Argentina government and enterprises at the beginning of this month in the country to promote the use of large-scale energy-saving lamps. A National Association of industrial technology, 28, issued a report saying that if a country's lights are replaced by energy-saving bulbs, can make the power industry to save at least $1 billion investment.

Association official Jorge Feola said that if the use of 20 million energy-saving lamp replacement in a whole, when the demand for electricity can save 1 million 600 thousand kilowatts of electricity, which is equivalent to a $1 billion investment in the power plant generating capacity.

Reported last year, a power consumption of 10 billion kilowatts, of which 3 billion kilowatts of electricity, including 1 billion kilowatts of electricity at night lighting. If half of the family night lighting lamps use energy-saving lamps, an average of 80% per lamp can save electricity, then you can save up to 400 thousand kilowatts of electricity. If the public facilities and enterprises are also replaced by energy-saving lamps, saving electricity will be very impressive. In addition, the electricity consumption can reduce the consumption of raw materials such as fuel, coal and other power generation, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and is conducive to environmental protection.