Domestic Lighting Replacement Programme (UJALA)

The EESL's Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA, meaning Light in Hindi), is the worlds largest domestic lighting replacement programme. By 2019, UJALA aims to replace 770 million old wasteful lamps with modern, efficient and longer lasting LED lamps, without the need for any government subsidies. By November 2017, more than 270 million LED bulbs had been delivered across the country. UJALAs LED bulbs cost about 50 INR and UJALA allows the consumers to buy them for an initial payment of 10 INR, and the balance is paid through the consumer's electricity bills in equal monthly instalments of 10 INR. By May 2019 EESL has helped replace over 350 million lamps with LEDs resulting in 45.5 TWh annual savings.

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