The Davao City government would save P440 million in street light electricity bill as all streetlights will be converted into Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamps.
Rodger Velasco, Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC) executive vice president and chief executive officer, said that the local government is targeting to replace all sodium bulb streetlights to LED light within five years.
“We already started replacing all sodium bulb in the city. We’re on year one starting October this year, Velasco said.
A total of 40,000 streetlights will be converted to some 170 barangays in the city, while 8,000 streetlights will be converted yearly.
The move was ordered by Mayor Sara during the State of the City Address (SOCA) last October, wherein the city will exert efforts in ensuring a cost-efficient streetlight in the city, as part of the infrastructure development agenda under her term.
Velasco said that the project costs an estimated total of P400 to 500 million.
He admitted that it is quite expensive, but will be more cost-and-energy efficient.
“It will also have lesser maintenance cost as LED are more reliable than sodium. The lifespan of LED bulbs are seven years as compared to sodium bulbs that only lasts from two to three years,” Velasco said.
Currently, the city’s electric bill on regular streetlight bulbs cost P11 to 12 million per month.
