Change and Save Millions

ENERGY-EFFICIENT lighting can help Malaysians save RM544 million in electricity bill annually.

Philips Group of Companies Malaysia’s chairman and chief executive Rajah Kumar stresses that there is a need to encourage businesses and homes to use energy-efficient lighting so electricity supply companies can meet the demands of other sectors and avoid any costly investment in new facilities. At the same time, such lighting can help reduce the environmental impact of new power plants and improve public image, he says.

At a national level, Philips’ research shows that if six million households each replace 100-watt incandescent lamps with three 20W compact fluorescent lamps, this would lead to energy savings of close to 1.576 billion KW-hours.

“Given that Malaysia has six million households, this would mean almost RM544 million in savings per year. This can be implemented immediately given that many existing energy-efficient technology can be installed without difficult modifications,” Rajah says.

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