3,090 Lamps Planned to Be Installed in Two Flyovers

Jakarta Provincial Government is continuously conducting various efforts to reduce gas emission up to 30 percent in 2030. One of them is replacing some lamps on street light (PJU) with energy saving lamps. Even, Jakarta Industry and Energy Department also does the same thing that is by installing energy saving lamps in type of light emitting diode (LED) around non-toll flyover (JLNT).

Jakarta Industry and Energy Department, Andi Baso stated to save energy, his department uses the lamp in type of LED to be installed on two JLNTs, such as Kampungmelayu-Tanahabang and Antasari-Blok M. Later on, 3,090 lamps will be installed in those JLNTs.

LED is able to save energy up to 50 percent compared to street light. In details, street light only has a capacity of 400 watts, so LED only 200 watts. “LED can able to reduce greenhouse gas about 0.891 of greenhouse gas production, which not uses energy saving lamps,” he expressed at Jakarta City Hall, Monday.

Andi said, 222,342 street lights in Jakarta needs power about 45-50 mega watts per day. Meanwhile, 92 out of them are using solar-cell powered light which spread in five areas in Jakarta. Rp 3 trillion is needed to replace street lights with energy saving lamps. “In fact, one solar-cell lamp is sold Rp 30 million,” explained.

Next year, his department will spend budget Rp 351 billion to replace a portion of street lights with LED. “Yet, we’ll discuss this plan first to Jakarta Parliament (DPRD). If it is agreed, we will soon install the lamp,” he told.

Chief of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for Jakarta DPRD, Syahrial, acknowledged he agreed with Jakarta Energy and Industry Department’s plan. Due to the high budget, the installation is hoped can be installed gradually. “The installation of LED lamps is right decision due to it can save the energy,” he argued.

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