Efficient lighting: government procurement continues to increase

April 19th, by the Ministry of Finance and the national development and Reform Commission presided over the 2010 efficient lighting products promotion project, the results of the domestic public bidding. China Electronics Import and Export Corporation in the online public information display, by Mitsuo Aurora, PHILPS? As the representative of the domestic and international mainstream lighting enterprises, with technology R & D and production capacity of lead in energy saving, sustained bid. Reporters learned that this is the second in 2008, in 2009, the country's efficient lighting products to promote the project after the implementation of China's government procurement model to promote efficient lighting products to promote the third year.

According to a China Association of lighting experts, scheduled tasks in the nationwide promotion of three years only 150 million energy-saving lamps, already at the end of 2009, over the completion of the work of energy-saving emission reduction, but with the continuous increase of the state will continue through financial subsidies to support efficient lighting products to replace the incandescent lamps in use and other inefficient lighting products, to further accelerate the promotion of efficient lighting products. Reporter learned from relevant departments, in 2008 the country completed to promote energy-saving lamp 60 million, sales volume is more than 120 million in 2009, to further promote energy-saving emission reduction this year, energy-saving lamps promotion target will lock 150 million.

It is worth noting that, compared with the previous two rounds of bidding, this year not only has increased dramatically in quantity, the mercury content of products made more stringent requirements than in previous years, encouraging the "low mercury", with the mercury content of no more than 5mg for the minimum requirements for 5W-24W, less than 3.5mg to different points. Sanxiong Aurora? A technical staff told reporters, advocate "low mercury" in the lighting industry, as in the whole social life advocate low carbon as significant, the government and the lighting industry will be more attention to the "low mercury" and.

In addition, the tender also laid special emphasis on cleaner production capacity of enterprises, the spirit of "commitment, plan, assessment" principle, put forward specific requirements for the recovery processing of waste fluorescent lamp indicators and equipment, which has never appeared in the past bidding. In this regard, Mitsuo Aurora? Market Department official told reporters that although the efficient lighting products is energy saving and environmental protection products, but the refining waste lamp recycling requirements of the state is necessary to further promote the work of energy-saving emission reduction, which is also the mainstream lighting enterprises should fulfill the social responsibility.