Well-known LED companies invest heavily in the layout of the African lighting market
According to incomplete statistics, since the end of last year, positive news of the development of the African LED industry has been reported. At the end of 2011, South Africa became the first African country to eliminate incandescent lamps. It is also reported that the introduction of LED lighting technology saves about 41 million gold (close to 4 million euros) of energy for South African companies every year and reduces 60,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions; during the same period, at the World Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa, Philips officials It calls for the globalization of LED lighting as soon as possible. JJ van Dongen, CEO of Philips Africa, said that LED lighting has greatly benefited African countries, and LED lighting technology also provides the possibility for the rapid development of other high-tech (such as mobile phone development technology).
There are also public information showing that at the end of 2011, with the support of the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission officially launched a special project for international cooperation on climate change. Through the establishment of special working funds, LED lights and other energy-saving and low-carbon products will be presented to African countries and other developing countries within 3 years; to this year, Zimbabwe in Africa has also begun to adopt LED street lights. This move will be a new milestone for African cities. Save energy and reduce the cost of lighting operation.
It is worth mentioning that Philips plans to invest 1.2 million euros to build 100 solar-powered LED lighting centers in rural African communities, each of which is the size of a small football field, to solve the problem of no electricity lighting in rural Africa. In addition, there is also the African market layout of global LED lighting companies including Osram, GE, and Spike Optoelectronics.
