Uzbekistan to direct 84.8bn soums to modernization of external lightening
28/12/2016 10:54
Uzbekistan to direct 84.8bn soums to modernization of external lightening
28/12/2016 10:54
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan is implementing a programme on modernization of the system of external lightening for 2016-2019, Uzbek Finance Ministry said.
In March 2016, the Government of Uzbekistan adopted a programme on modernization of external lightening in Tashkent city, regional centers and cities on the base of LED-technologies in 2016-2019.
The programme envisages implementation of priority measures on further reduction of energy consumption, introduction of energy saving technologies and systems in the outdoor lighting systems and optimization of lighting schemes of the streets of the Uzbek cities.
The Uzbek ministry said that currently 24 cities of the country (except Tashkent) need to modernize old outdoor lightening systems.
According to preliminary data, number of the external lightening lamps makes up 82,883 with the length of 2,779.2 km.
The programme envisages modernization of the external lightening systems of the Uzbek cities till 2020 via replacement of old lamps to new energy saving equipment based on LED-technologies.
Total cost of the projects on modernization of lightening systems in 28 cities is 84.8 billion soums and financed due to the resources of the state budget. About 24 billion soums will be allocated in 2017 to realize the project.
Uzbek Finance Ministry said that Tashkent is implementing a project “Modernization and Introduction of Energy-Efficient Technologies in the System of Street Lighting Networks in the City of Tashkent” with participation of the Islamic Development Bank.
Within the project (2014-2017), the external lightening system of Tashkent is modernized via introduction of energy-saving and rational use of electricity.
Implementation of the programme will improve external lightening of the streets and create favourable conditions for population, as well as decrease consumption of electricity for outdoor lightening by about 30,000 KWH a year and correspondingly budget expenses, allocated to lightening of the streets.
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