RONA lights Colombo streets

Charumini de Silva

RONA Electrical in collaboration with Carbon Futures is in discussion with the government to install 14,000 intelligent LED street lights in Colombo.

RONA Electrical Chairman and CEO Ravi Randeniya said the project will be fully funded by the Carbon Futures as they introduce the technology and the investment. This project is a zero cost to the government, as the company will be paying the bills.

The total investment of the 14,000 intelligent LED street light installment is US$ 14 million. The investment group includes the World Bank too.

He said this technology helps to reduce the cost of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by 60 percent per lamp. The durability of this light is 10 years.

He was speaking at the ENERGie3 Conference jointly hosted by RONA Electrical and WIDAC Interiors yesterday.

The company is expecting to illuminate the entire road network covering all parts of the island with intelligent LED lamps.

RONA Electrical will manufacture the LED lamps and the global supplier to their global projects.

Randeniya said their aim is to save the energy cost of clients, while assisting the country's economy to provide a boost with efficient energy technologies. The company intends to be a centre for LED luminate neutral to serve major markets in the global arena.

Sri Lanka imports 25 million units of fluorescent and CFL lights per month. These technologies are not environmental, health or efficient friendly compared to LED technology.

Hence, the utilization of LED saves minimum of 50 percent of lighting and energy.

RONA Electrical are consultants for Carbon Futures in Sri Lanka and helps minimize carbon dioxide emissions.