Ukraine adopts LED lamps to save energy in the face of bombings

For several months, Moscow carried out systematic bombings against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving many inhabitants without electricity and heating in the depths of winter.

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The European Union announced in December 2022 a package of 30 milhões de euros to finance the purchase of 30 million LED lamps, which would help Ukrainians reduce their electricity consumption.

“The program to replace old lamps with LED lamps started this week”, announced the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal on twitter. More than 750.000 light bulbs have already been replaced in three days, he added.

Thanks to 🇪🇺, the program to replace old light bulbs with energy-saving LED bulbs started this week. In the first 3 days, @ukrposhta has already replaced more than 750K bulbs. Next week, another 6M will be distributed in 🇺🇦 regions. Grateful to @vonderleyen: for the initiative. pic.twitter.com/ZqvY7bFE0z
- Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) February 3, 2023

Shmygal thanked the president of European Comission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is in Kiev for an EU-Ukraine summit, in which the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, also participates. “We are working tirelessly together to restore vital energy infrastructure,” von der Leyen said on Thursday (2).

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The president of the European Commission stated in December that these lamps consume 88% less electricity than the old ones.

(With AFP)