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Lagos: Govt set to use Smart Led streetlights across metropolis

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
Lagos: Govt set to use Smart Led streetlights across metropolis
Smart led streetlight

Lagos State government is set to replace all streetlights in the state with Smart Led lighting.

The move is to actualise the government’s vision for a Greater Lagos.

The Streetlight Retrofit Project was unanimously approved by the Lagos State Executive Council in furtherance of the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.

The government said making Lagos State a 21st Century Economy by leveraging private sector partnerships to accelerate infrastructure interventions was one of the key initiatives promoted in the agenda.

The government, represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr. Olalere Odusote, on Thursday, December 31st 2020, executed a Streetlight Infrastructure Agreement with LEDCO Limited for the retrofit of existing conventional High-Pressure Sodium, HPS, streetlight installations across the state to Smart Light Emitting Diode (“Smart LED”) lights (the “Streetlight Retrofit Project”).

One of the features of the LED lighting system is said to be the use of significantly lower energy to produce the same amount of luminosity.

The government said in the pilot phase of the project, it was determined that LED lighting resulted in a reduction of up to 60% of the operations and maintenance costs of streetlights infrastructure.

A smart LED streetlight system is one of the enabling technologies for a Smart City; the intelligent nature of this street lighting system enables remote management of streetlight assets ensuring enhanced performance management (fewer breakdown complaints and shorter repair times), the government said.

The statement by the government reads further: “As Lagos State evolves to a Smart City, the utilisation of smart and energy efficient streetlights is vital in ensuring improved government service delivery in areas of security of lives and property of Lagosians and environmental sustainability (reduction in Co2 emissions from reduced energy consumption of energy efficient luminaires) whilst also improving socio-economic activities in the state by enabling a functional 24-hour economy.

“This Streetlight Retrofit Project underpins the Lagos State Government’s commitment to ensure full public lighting coverage across the state. The expected cost savings from the proposed retrofit in the medium to long term will be further utilised for the expansion of streetlight network across Lagos towards achieving full lighting coverage for all Class A and B roads as well as designated public spaces.

“LEDCo Limited is a Private Limited Liability Company duly incorporated under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, formed by Low Energy Designs, UK, a leading Smart LED lights manufacturing and installation company with over 12 years of experience as a pioneer manufacturer of LED lighting in Europe and extensive LED engineering experience in the delivery of LED lighting across the world.

“Full implementation of the Streetlight Retrofit Project is expected to span six (6) months with estimated project completion timeline of June 2021. The project will be implemented under the close supervision and management of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through the Lagos State Electricity Board.”

Present at the signing event were the Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Olalere Odusote; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice; General Manager, Lagos State Electricity Board; Chief Executive Officer, LEDCO Limited; Africa Business Development Manager, LEDUK as well as other representatives from the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Lagos State Electricity Board.

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