Peter Smit of Port Zimbali Estate writes:
Reading about the street lighting situation in KwaDukuza and the shortage of staff, I cannot believe that this work has not been put out to tender with private companies.
Most importantly, street lights should not be repaired but replaced with LED lights with a saving of approximate 100W to 200W per luminaire and with a better lamp life than the MV and HPS lamps used presently.
Replacing the 496 broken street lights with LED lights, which can be done in 3 to 4 months if contracted out, can provide an annual electricity saving of more than R500 000.
This will not only pay for another 100 replacements, but when all 7 000 street lights are done it will provide a saving of more than R7.5-million per annum.
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