Wobulenzi authorities switch to solar street lights
Jan 17, 2012
WOBULENZI town council authorities in Luweero District are considering switching to solar powered street lights, following last week’s steep increase in power tariffs.
By Frederick Kiwanuka
WOBULENZI town council authorities in Luweero District are considering switching to solar powered street lights, following last week’s steep increase in power tariffs.
In a project which is still at pilot stage, the town authorities have purchased and installed the first solar powered street light at a cost of shillings 2.3m.
The light which has been installed at a proposed market site, was supplied and installed by All in Trade, a Kampala based company.
It comprises : a 85 watts solar panel, supplied at shillings 725,000 ,a 36 watts LED solar light which cost shillings 485,0000 and a maintenance free battery worth 625,000 and a charge controller worth shillings 115,000.
The Town clerk Joseph Sebudde said on Tuesday that the council opted for a solar powered street light after finding it cheaper to maintain than that connected to the national grid.
The Electricity Regulatory Authority, last Week announced a steep increases in power tariffs after the government withdrew subsidies which it was paying to power producers in the country.
Sebudde said the Town council Authorities were considering