Andhra Pradesh Government inks MoU with IISL Company to replace streetlights in 13 municipalities with LED lights

Andhra Pradesh Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IISL Company to replace the existing streetlights in 13 municipalities with LED lights in the state.
MoU was signed by Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana and IISL’s representatives in Amaravati, the new capital state.
As per the agreement, IISL will maintain replace and maintain LED streetlights in the 13 municipalities for seven years.
The all existing streetlights in all the municipal corporations and municipalities will be changed to LED streetlights in a phased manner.
By installing LED streetlights, state government aims to reduce the power consumption by 50 per cent.

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015