Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Replacing 10.5 Lakh Street Lights With Smart LEDs
The government of Andhra Pradesh, a state in India, wants to make street lights smarter.
Street lights are the lamps that light up roads at night.
The government is going to replace about 10.5 lakh old street lights with new LED lights.
LED lights use less electricity, which saves money.
A company called EESL will help with this big job.
The new lights will be connected to a computer system that can turn them on and off from one central place.
This system can also find broken lights quickly so they get fixed faster.
The government says this will save about 19.57 million units of electricity every year.
That is a lot of saved energy!
The new lights will also make streets brighter and safer for everyone.
The Andhra Pradesh government is replacing nearly 10.5 lakh conventional street lights with smart LEDs across all 123 urban local bodies.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the Union Ministry of Power, signed a tripartite agreement with CDMA and the ULBs for the project.
The project covers 7.5 lakh street lights in the initial phase and another three lakh under the extended scope.
Each light will have an Individual Light Monitoring (ILM) controller for remote switching, energy measurement, fault detection and predictive maintenance.
Officials said the initial 7.5 lakh smart LEDs are expected to save around 19.57 million units of electricity annually and cut consumption by nearly 20 per cent.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA), and 123 urban local bodies
- What
- Replacing nearly 10.5 lakh conventional street lights with smart LEDs linked to a statewide Centralised Control and Monitoring System
- When
- Announced now, with regional ULB review meetings scheduled from August 11 to 14 to speed up implementation
- Where
- Across all 123 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To save electricity and reduce consumption, cut carbon emissions, electricity bills and maintenance costs, and improve illumination, public safety and fault rectification speed
- Project
- Integrated Smart LED Street Lighting Project
- Scope
- All 123 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh
- Street lights covered
- Nearly 10.5 lakh (7.5 lakh initial phase + 3 lakh extended scope)
- Implementing agency
- Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
- Agreement
- Tripartite pact between EESL, CDMA and the ULBs
- Expected annual savings
- About 19.57 million units of electricity (~20 per cent reduction)
- Key feature
- Individual Light Monitoring (ILM) controllers on each light
- National programme
- Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) with over 1.3 crore conventional lights replaced across India