Thailand electric power bureau plans 4 years will be replaced by 4 million street lights LED lights

Once a year the Thailand new energy lighting exhibition (EcoLightTech Asia 2014) concluded on November 14, 2014, the Thailand Power Authority (The Provincial Electricity Authority, PEA) and the energy research and development department director Niwat Chayakul said in the exhibition, PEA plans in the next 4 years, replacing the Thailand about 4 million local high pressure sodium lamp lights, and the LED street lamp energy-saving replace.

PEA launched the street lamp upgrade plan, the current implementation of the provincial units and divided into three stages, the goal to replace the LED lamp Thailand nearly 4 million street lamps. Chayakul pointed out that the first stage scheduled to replace 1 million lights, and now have replaced about 450 thousand lanterns; second stage will continue to replace about 3 million light road and small street lights; the third stage is the lamp and lighting railway.

Director of the energy and research and Development Department of Thailand Electric Power Bureau (PEA) Niwat Chayakul

The upgrade plan is expected to help Thailand save nearly 70% of energy consumption, but also echoes the Thailand government in 2030 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the target of energy saving by.

In addition, the street upgrade plan to "energy service industry (Energy Service, Company, ESCO)" mode of execution, if the success of Thailand LED manufacturer PEA lamp standard, can enjoy the "cost savings from the energy cost reimbursement", in other words by ESCO model, bid people do not have to invest large sums of money to import such products and technology, relatively lower risk.

But in the ESCO mode, foreign LED manufacturers want to enter the Thailand street market is relatively easy. In this regard, Chayakul pointed out: in the budget, we usually give priority to local manufacturers, but if there is no suitable business will be open to foreign companies".

The roots of Thailand LED market has six years of Taiwan LED company (Glaring International) Furui international general manager Zhang Mingsen also said that the foreign LED products to be imported to Thailand by Thailand lighting standard (TIS), and tested in a government certified laboratory.

PEA is currently involved in LED research and development, is committed to the development of more heat output and better color LED.

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