To reduce energy consumption by as much as 20 per cent in Dubai , the Dubai civic body , announced yesterday that it will switch all of its government offices to energy efficient light emitting diodes. Dubai Municipality has  pledged to reduce energy consumption by 20 per cent over the next three years by adopting innovative solutions, such as LED lighting. In this direction Dubai Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Royal Philips to support the transformation of the Municipality?s inefficient lighting infrastructure to energy efficient LED based solutions (light emitting diodes).

By converting their lights, Dubai Municipality will be able to save up to 10.5 GWh year on its energy consumption and 6,200 tons of C02 emissions per year, across its 262 buildings when it converts from inefficient conventional lighting to LED. This energy conservation move was made as part of Dubai Municipality?s long-term vision to build ?an excellent city that provides the essence of success and comfort of sustainable living.

The LED transformation project will help the municipality to reduce its energy consumption from lighting by more than 50 per cent, leading to lower energy costs and a reduction in its carbon footprint.

The aspiration is to complete the transformation over a three-year period, during which Philips will also provide on-site education and training on implementing energy efficiency projects.

Preserving our energy resources is one of the greatest challenges in our drive towards sustainable development. This, however, will not materialise unless the different facets of our society adopt energy conservation principles in their core values. The future generation will be the chief beneficiary of our achievements and the best judge of what we accomplish in this field.

Imagine the saving on energy if all  the offices (govt. or private)  recognize the need to implement such measures.

 Source : Gulf News