Andhra Pradesh to install 10.5 lakh smart LED street lights

The Andhra Pradesh government is set to roll out an Integrated Smart LED Street Lighting Project across all 123 urban local bodies (ULBs), replacing nearly 10.5 lakh conventional street lights with smart LEDs connected to a statewide Centralised Control and Monitoring System.

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the Union Ministry of Power, has signed a tripartite agreement with the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) and the ULBs to implement the project.

The project will cover 7.5 lakh street lights in the initial phase and another three lakh under the extended scope, reported Deccan Chronicle.

Each light will be fitted with an Individual Light Monitoring (ILM) controller. The system will allow remote switching, energy measurement, fault detection and predictive maintenance.

The Centralised Control and Monitoring System will provide real-time monitoring, GIS-based asset management, automated alerts, performance analytics and reporting.

Preparations for the project were reviewed at a virtual meeting attended by MA&UD Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar, CDMA P. Sampath Kumar, APGENCO and APSEEDCO Managing Director S. Naga Lakshmi and EESL CEO Akhilesh Kumar Dixit.

Officials said the initial 7.5 lakh smart LEDs were expected to save around 19.57 million units of electricity annually and reduce consumption by nearly 20 per cent.

The project is also expected to reduce carbon emissions, electricity bills and maintenance costs, while improving illumination, public safety and the speed of fault rectification.

The project is being taken up as a next-generation version of the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), under which EESL has replaced more than 1.3 crore conventional lights across the country, reported Deccan Chronicle.

Suresh Kumar said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had stressed transparency, accountability and protection of public interest in implementing the project.

Sampath Kumar said regional ULB commissioners would attend high-level review meetings from August 11 to 14 to expedite implementation.

Dixit assured that EESL would complete the project within the stipulated timeline and work towards making Andhra Pradesh a national model for smart and energy-efficient urban lighting.