BSES Rajdhani ties up with US company Lighting Science for low-priced LEDs

NEW DELHI: A Delhi power distributor has tied up with US-based Lighting Science Group to offer LEDs to customers at discounted rates. Reliance Infrastructure-led BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL), which supplies electricity in south and west Delhi, has signed a preliminary agreement with the LED manufacturer to explore avenues for selling the energy efficient device.

"The scope of the association will involve field trials of LED-based lighting options, including street lights, at select locations and making LED products available at competitive prices for BRPL customers," BSES Rajdhani Power chief executive Gopal Saxena said.

LEDs, or light emitting diodes, consume less electricity than compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and incandescent bulbs, but have mostly stayed out of middle-class homes because of their price. In India, they cost four to five times more than incandescent bulbs and CFLs.

LEDs last for about 50,000 hours, as against 8,000 hours for CFLs and 1,000 hours for incandescent bulbs.