All 5 lakh street lights in Delhi would be replaced by LED lights within 1 year, saving over Rs. 1,000 crore over a 7 year period. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal , Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy here today, while witnessing the ceremony of signing of MOU between South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for replacing 2 lakh conventional street lights in the SDMC area with energy efficient and smart LED lights at no upfront capital cost to SDMC.
