Light India shows way to conserve energy

Backed by the government’s reform policy, India’s lighting industry is expecting a healthy growth in the years to come.

So far, CFLs continue to be the drivers in the consumer category, however, a strong movement has emerged towards more energy efficient and sustainable lighting solutions
with the introduction of LED lightings.

Focusing on quality, sustainability, energy efficiency, innovation and creativity, ‘Light India’, the country’s premier trade fair which ended recently in the city, focussed on green lighting technologies, which brought to its visitors the widest variety of lighting technologies and their various applications in the form of latest designs.

Representing the dynamic and surging lighting industry, the second edition of Light India was the best destination to source smart lighting solutions as over 200 renowned brands including Anchor Electricals, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, Philips Lighting India Crompton Greaves Ltd, Orient Electricals, Havells India Ltd, etc, showcased their latest innovations for architects, interior designers, retailers, industrial buyers and even government authorities.

Talking to Metrolife about green lightings and using energy-efficient electronic products, Paritosh Mehra from Havelles Lighting, said, “Awareness about using LED lights is very less. People still don’t know much about its benefits and how LED lights can save energy.”

S Narayanan, head, commercial and international operations, said, “We manufacture 90 per cent of the vehicle luminaries in the country and all our products are power savers and eco-friendly. LED lights save almost 85 per cent of energy and they also do not have mercury in them. They also do not dispose UV rays and have long life as well.”

One of the pioneers in lighting industry, Philips, too unveiled their new connected lighting systems that can create ecologically responsible and sustainable cities.

Indranil Goswami, business head, lighting controls, Philips Lighting India, said, “We are trying to bring a change to the way people experience and use lights at home, at work and in their cities. Through connected LED lighting, we foresee a future where lighting innovations connect seamlessly with smart controls, networks, devices and apps to positively benefit and improve lives and drive new business value.”

One of the latest innovations by Philips showcased at the expo was the Philips HUE which will operate through an app in an iPhone. It is a three-set lighting and one can change the colours by using the app. The colours of light can also change according to the weather outside and indicate whether it is raining, cloudy or sunny outside.

NTL Lemnis India Pvt Ltd, the company which made the first LED light in India was also part of the expo.
Manoj Verma, global president and director of the company, said, “When LED lights first came to this country, they used to be quite expensive, but soon they became cheap because of the increase in usage of these lights. And now, within one year the prices will come down even more, as more and more people have started using LED lights, both at home and commercially.”