India launches the campaign

Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the Indian government is replacing hundreds of thousands of incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs to reduce CO ₂ emissions and save electricity.

With the giant plan 'Clean Development Mechanism' (CDM), India is preparing to replace 400,000 incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs to save 6,000 MW of electricity annually.

So far, incandescent bulbs have been widely used in India because of its popularity, high lighting capacity and low cost, although it consumes a lot of power.

In contrast, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) have high power efficiency and savings, but cost is higher. Price is a major factor limiting the development of CFL bulbs in India.

The Indian government has collaborated with electricity distribution companies as well as individual investors to implement a power program called Bachat Lamp Yojna.

The goal of the program is, electric distribution companies will choose individual investors to buy CFL lamps at market prices.

Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs will help India save thousands of megawatts of electricity.

Current incandescent lamps will be replaced by CFLs to reduce carbon emissions. In return, investors receive emission reduction certificates through the CDM mechanism. From there, they can sell it to companies in developing countries, where they don't get the allowed emissions.

Bachat Lamp Yojana Project is part of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The main goal is to increase energy efficiency and reduce CO ₂ emissions. India claims to reduce CO2 emissions by 20-25% by 2020.

Currently, about 70% of the electricity produced in India comes from coal-fired thermal power plants. Thus, with 6,000 MW of savings is equivalent to 4,200 MW without coal.

The Indian government believes that, if the plan is properly implemented, CO ₂ emissions will be significantly emitted, especially in the energy sector.