DAVAO City will start using Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights in October this year, an official said.
Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) executive vice president and chief operating officer Rodger Velasco said the shift will reduce the city’s energy consumption without compromising services.
“We are going in a partnership program with the city where we will replace all sodium lamps in Davao city into LED. This will be a three-year program,” Velasco said during a media forum on Monday, September 24,2018 at Davao Light and Power Company Corporate Center Davao City.
He said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will announce the shift to LED lights in her State of the City Address (Soca) on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Davao City Hall.
“Ang pag-update sa pagchange into LED kay usa ka city ordinance coming from council. Ug ang role sa Davao Light is to invest sa LED lights ug pag-retrieve sa sodium lights (The update on the change to LED is a city ordinance coming from the council. And the role of Davao Light is to invest in LED lights and retrieve the sodium lights),” Velasco said in an interview.
In previous reports, DLPC had already demonstrated the use of LED bulbs for some 100 streetlights along C.M. Recto and San Pedro streets.
In 2017, then Davao City Councilor, now Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag said the conversion will cost about P700 million.
“I cannot share much with the financial details with the LED lights because I might be pre-empting the SOCA of our city mayor this October,” Velasco added.