The Times of India            25.11.2013

MC to switch on smart street lighting

CHANDIGARH: Having failed to improve the functioning of the street lighting system throughout the city for the past several years, MC is all set to launch a new Intelligent Smart Street Lighting System (ISSL) in the city. This system, which has set an example, as far as conservation of energy in concerned, is successfully running in Hyderabad and Akola (Maharashtra) in India, besides Sri Lanka. Chandigarh will be the first city in northern India to launch this system.

The Hyderabad-based Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) "a consultancy agency" will make a preliminary assessment of the existing system of street lighting in Chandigarh, with a detailed energy audit of 40 electric points; identify various feasible options to move towards an efficient smart street light system, both technically and financially; design the street lighting system for 40 points; prepare a plan for scaling up for the entire city; and also prepare a request for the selection of a competent agency to effectively implement the system.