Recent cold caused by the South Korean electricity emergency LED lighting market speed

According to South Korea, "Korean Daily" reported recently by the strong cold current, Korea electric power supply light "red". The South Korean government emergency introduction of energy saving measures, the shopping malls, supermarkets and other large electricity users to build the user's heating temperature control at 20 degrees Celsius, and the subway running interval has also been adjusted. According to reports, the South Korean government held a meeting of the State Council in 18,, the introduction of the above content includes the 2011 energy demand outlook and countermeasures.

According to this, the South Korean government will specify the energy consumption of more than 2000TOE (heat tons of oil equivalent, 1 tons of crude oil contained in the unit 441), and this month from 24 to February 18th, the requirements of these units to control the indoor temperature at 20 degrees celsius. Among them, including department stores, 174 large supermarkets, business facilities, educational facilities, such as 113, 68. The government will also carry out on-site inspection, the violation of the provisions of the collection of 3 million won (about RMB 18 thousand yuan) fine.

In addition, the South Korean government decided to focus on the demand for electricity in the midday hours (10 am to 12 PM), the capital of the subway to extend the interval between the operation of the city to 1 minutes to 3 minutes. In addition, to strengthen the supervision of energy efficiency labeling products to curb the recent surge in the use of heating appliances.

A government official said: the advertising will be exaggerated propaganda appliances heating electricity consumption and other content to be corrected. "The government also plans to provide energy efficient electrical products for the low income class of low efficiency or aging electrical appliances.

Chong Wa Dae spokesman Jin Jiting said: "the government will promote to replace the traditional incandescent bulbs on the market, lighting and replacement of pipes to the aging of the public rental apartments provide financial assistance and other programs for high efficiency LED lamp. "

Current status of LED lighting

South Korea to the city as the center to expand the use of LED lighting appliances. For example, in Seoul, a total of about 160 thousand (equivalent to about 17% of the total) of the lighting fixtures (as of April 2010) have been replaced by LED lighting fixtures in the public sector of the city. In addition, before the 2020 plan to replace all of the public agencies are lighting LED. In addition, the operation of the railway KOREA RAILROAD (KORAIL) is scheduled to spend 1 billion 380 million won by the end of, will be equivalent to the replacement of 2000 vehicles of the 200 vehicles of the vehicle is LED. After the plan to promote LED stage.

However, the establishment of LED lighting is mostly public institutions and commercial facilities, it seems not yet penetrated into ordinary families. Although in the home appliance store to see more opportunities for LED lighting appliances, but because of higher prices, the penetration rate of the average family is currently only 2%.

South Korean Ministry of knowledge economy in order to promote the popularity of LED lighting, plan to chicken farms, homes and shops such as LED street lighting buyers object grants provide the name "ESCO" is a large-scale construction of folk financing.

According to the South Korean government to develop a blueprint for the development of lighting LED, Seoul is also promoting the replacement of lighting items LED. One of the goals of lighting 100%LED in 2020.

By the end of 2010, Seoul alone to promote the development of LED lighting building energy rationalization business cooperation program". The goal is to control climate change and energy consumption.