India LED lighting play "or" price drop 20 rupees for fear of arhat

China LED network news] according to the India Times reported that the price of light bulbs in India LED has been close to the price of energy-saving lamps, 50 million days after the government announced the purchase of LED bulbs in the tender announcement, the price is expected to fall by 20 rupees.

India LED bulb online retail price of 160-250 rupees range, most of the retail price of energy-saving lamps have also dropped to 130-215 rupees. Sandeep Lemnis, chief marketing officer at NTL LED, a India based light bulb manufacturer in, points out that in the past 18 months, the price of the LED bulb has continued to plummet from the price of $310 per rupee.

Singh is expected, with the continuous improvement of LED bulb technology and production capacity, LED bulb prices or fell 20 rupees. PWC partner and LED consultant Amit Kumar said the government plan, energy efficiency services (EESl) may be 50 million LED bulb single bid tender in ten days, while the number of LED lighting surge will lead to further reduce the cost of LED lighting.

Several manufacturers in India have made their views on the project. Puneet, senior vice president of Dongfang Electric, said Dhawan, the company is no longer the production of incandescent lamps, and 50% of the energy-saving lamp production line into a LED lamp production line, and plans to complete the production line within a year to LED production line. Dhawan is expected in the next six months, the price of a 7W LED bulb will fall to RS 120, a 9W LED bulb price will drop to RS 140, 12W LED bulb price will drop to RS 170. Many manufacturers intend to establish a production base of LED bulbs, and some will even be released in the next six months notice.

Havells President Sunil Sikka pointed out that by the government of LED lighting project of energy efficiency services operating the LED lighting industry reached the highest peak within 18 months, he added, but this process usually takes three to five years, while the energy-saving lamp takes 10 years to reach the same size and this will make the LED production capacity, manufacturing cost and price reduced by quarter.

In view of the project, energy efficiency services through the bidding of large quantities of LED lamps, and distribution through the distribution company to consumers. Electricity minister Piyush Goyal announced last week that the project plans to distribute 30 million LED bulbs. However, the company will not give up the next three years, the need for energy-saving lamps. Based on consumer habits, lack of awareness and the establishment of the distribution chain, energy-saving lamps in the low line cities and rural areas are still the market.

Incandescent lamp Market in India annual sales of 600 million, because of its low price favored by rural residents. But consumption has shrunk from last year's 7-8 billion to 400 million this year. Last year, sales of energy-saving lamps reached 400 million, and this year will decline to only 350 million. (text / Chinese LED network Nicole translation)

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