Taiwan energy board to clarify: 100 thousand LED bulbs were retired? Pure misunderstanding

According to reports, the Ministry of economy of Taiwan Bureau of energy spent NT $100 million in Taiwan, low budget, low by households, household sent two LED light bulb, but the total number of 500 thousand, there are nearly 100 thousand people, because there is no suitable socket in the home, was returned. In response to this energy bureau, because there is no suitable home lamp holder, resulting in failure to accept the LED bulb, only 3%, the 100 thousand were returned, saying, is a misunderstanding.

According to the Bureau of energy, LED lighting to send the object to the interior ministry registration of social welfare organizations, and the municipal and county government approved low income families and low-income households, is expected to send a total 480 thousand, has sent more than 400 thousand, implementation rate of 83%, the majority of the public is consistent with the actual demand.

The energy bureau pointed out that the sent 480 thousand LED bulb, because there is no suitable base people's homes, but not the recipients accounted for only 3%, the other 14% people live in nursing homes, including relocation and has notified but did not receive, media reports of the "100 thousand return", was a misunderstanding.

The Energy Bureau stressed that this is the first time Taiwan for disadvantaged groups of energy-saving light bulbs subsidies, 22 counties are actively assisting the government, the Penghu county government issued rate up to 100%, Kaohsiung City, Yilan County, Hualian County, Kinmen County payment rate has more than 9.