President: Ukrainians have already received 12 million LED lamps

Ukrainian citizens have already received a total of 12 million LED lamps in exchange for old incandescent lamps, which makes it possible to save up to 600 megawatts of energy.

“Our program for exchanging old lamps for new LED lamps is also being actively implemented. In total, Ukrainians have already received 12 million LED lamps. Speaking of energy saving, this volume allows us to save up to 600 megawatts of energy. This is roughly equivalent to more than half of the generation of the most powerful nuclear power plant unit,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address on the evening of March 12.

The President encouraged the Ukrainians to take advantage of the lamp exchange program.

As reported, the lamp exchange program was launched in regional centers and in Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Kryvyi Rih on January 30. Later, the geography of the project expanded – other cities and towns throughout the country joined it, except for the territories temporarily occupied by the enemy. From February 25, large and small villages joined the program, whose residents can exchange five old incandescent lamps for the same number of LEDs at Ukrposhta offices, as well as with the help of mobile postal points.

The lamp exchange program is implemented by the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and Ukrposhta (Ukrainian Postal Service) with the support of the European Union. It is implemented as one of the energy efficiency tools to help the Ukrainian survive during the energy crisis and ensure the balance of energy consumption during peak hours.