2012-06-28

Taiwan to Replace 326,000 Mercury Streetlights with LEDs

On June 27, Taiwan Bureau of Energy, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced that the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) has approved to invest NT$2.8 billion in three years for replacing existing 326,000 mercury streetlights with LED streetlights, expecting to create NT$4.5 billion of production value. Of the amount, public bidding for at least 273,000 LED streetlights will be completed by the end of 2012, in preparation for installation by the middle of 2013. The batch of 326,000 LED streetlights will account for less than 20% of Taiwan’...
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