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ShareAhmedabad, Ahmedabad: In an initiative towards arming the city with environment-friendly technology, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has installed energy-saver machines at five streetlights in the city. These are expected to reduction consumption of electricity by around 35 per cent as compared to normal levels at these posts.
According to officials of the AMC, the civic body spends around Rs1.1 crore every month towards the payment of electricity bills. The new energy-saver machines will, hence, contribute to a reduction in the civic body's expenditure in this direction.
"We had earlier planned on getting the energy savers from the US. But we got the machines manufactured by the Indian branch of the same firm," a senior AMC
official said. Each of the five energy savers, one of each installed in the five zones of the city, costs Rs5 lakh. "The machines have been installed in Ahmedabad on a trial basis. We are keeping a watch on the energy being saved. If we find them efficient, we will go ahead and install more such energy-saver machines," the official said.
Officials of the civic body have observed that the energy savers have reduced consumption at the streetlights, which were selected for the trial because of the long hours that they are in use, by around 35 per cent. In addition, the energy savers are eliminating the need for officials of the AMC to frequently check for faults in the streetlights.
"The machines have a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) system installed, so that the officials can keep a watch while sitting in their offices. If any fault
is observed in the streetlights, we can send officials to find out the exact cause of the same. And the event of sending officials to check out the faults will be quick work," the AMC official said.
