Introduce LED tech for energy efficiency

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Bangladesh can introduce light-emitting diode (LED) technology to increase its efficiency of power consumption. This was suggested by Japanese energy experts, who are involved in producing LED light bulbs, at a seminar in the city yesterday.
The seminar titled ‘Environment and Electricity’ was organised by Youth Eco Forum at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre with a view to introducing LED lighting technology in the country which is passing through an energy crisis.
The speakers said a LED light bulb can save 80 percent electricity with a working life of 40000 hours.
They said LED light is not only echo-friendly but also help reduce power consumption along with creating new opportunity for employment in the country.
“LED lighting is eco-friendly because it can reduce emission of CO2 from 85 percent to 95 percent and is free from mercury,” said Teruyoshi Sakata, director of SUNTEC Corporation of Japan which is producing this energy saving light.
Terming LED light eco-friendly, resource-saving and energy-saving he said a LED bulb can be used for more than 10 years after using it for 10 hours a day.
“LED light is soft for eyes because it is glare-less and flicker-free and it has no ultraviolet and infrared ray,” he said, adding that it can also save the electric bill.
Replying to a question Onoda, project director of SUNTECH, said “The cost of LED bulb is around 4000 yen which is equivalent to Tk 2800. But if it is produced in Bangladesh it would cost Tk 1000 only.”
“The conventional light bulbs may be cheap to buy but they use only 5 percent of electricity to generate light and waste the remaining 95 percent of electricity. They last up to 1000 hours, but LED bulbs can save 80 percent of electricity with a working life of 4000 hours,” he said, adding that although LED bulbs look somewhat costly but it will be cheaper according to consumption rate.
Addressing the programme as chief guest State Minster for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Enamul Haque said the government is very much sincere to increase energy efficiency and power consumption, and if LED light is energy savings and people take it positively then the government can think about it with more attention.
“With a view to saving energy the government has already floated a tender for importing 10.5 million Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulbs,” he added.
On daylight saving issue the state minister hinted that there is no immediate plan to change it as it is helping to save power consumption as well as improving people’s health.
” People have already become habituated with the system as it is helping them to rise and go to bed early which is very necessary for sound health,” he said on the sideline of the seminar.
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Tamotsu Shinotsuka also spoke on the occasion.

Courtesy of The Daily Star