EESL to replace 4 lakh street lights with LEDs in Bengal

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) on Thursday said it would replace nearly four lakh street lights in West Bengal with LEDs.

State Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim dedicated 56,000 LED street lights, as part of the Green City Mission of the state.

"Out of approximately 7.5 lakh street lights in West Bengal, 3.5 lakhs have been converted to LEDs. The state government has roped in EESL to convert the remaining street lights to LEDs," the company said in a statement.

EESL, a joint venture of PSUs under the Union Ministry of Power, will make the entire upfront capital investment for the project.

The state government will initially pay only 50 per cent of the actual cost and rest will be paid in the next seven years on annuity basis, the company added.