Taiwan intends to spend NT $22 billion to replace 800 thousand LED lights

Taiwan pointed out that the "energy" economic ministry before Taiwan 700 thousand sets of traffic lights in October 2011 before the full facelift LED lamp. The Ministry of economic affairs is assessing the cost of NT $22 billion yuan, and will be extended to Taiwan 800 thousand street lamp mercury replaced with LED lights, the overall assessment of the case will be completed in 2011. The deputy director of the Energy Bureau Ministry of economic affairs Wang Yunming said, compiled in 2009 three year, NT $750 million budget to refit Taiwan 700 thousand sets of traffic lights in October 2011. By then, Taiwan will become the following Singapore, the second fully modified LED lights area. Wang Yunming said, "a total of 2011 annual government budget of NT $6 billion 326 million in energy saving and carbon reduction budget, compared to 4 billion 969 million yuan in 2010 increased 27.3%, that of the government to promote energy saving and carbon reduction policy or not.

He said that the three year refit the traffic lights program will be completed in 2011, the Ministry of economic affairs in 2009 Taiwan 47 grants facelift LED Street Township, modified 5300 street lamp, if the implementation of the demonstration area, the Ministry of economic affairs also plans to replace the 800 thousand priority Taiwan lamp mercury lamp. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of energy statistics, at present there are about 1 million 570 thousand traditional lamps, the biggest case is the mercury street lights, a total of 800 thousand, while the rest are fluorescent lamps, high pressure, such as light. Energy Bureau believes that the most energy consumption of mercury lamps, if all replaced by a LED lamp, each street lamp power saving rate of up to 50%.