Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it has achieved 21.7 GW in power savings last year, which is a reduction of 9,340 tonnes of carbon emissions through replacing conventional HID lamps with LED lighting units.

RTA adopted a plan for harnessing the LED lighting units following a 50 per cent saving generated by trial projects undertaken as part of researches commissioned in different parts of Dubai, such as Rashidiya, it stated.

“We have achieved a total electricity saving of 21.7 GWh in 2018, which is equivalent to a reduction of 9,340 tonnes of carbon emissions. The agency has made an exceptional performance in Roads Lighting Efficiency Index that recorded 125 per cent ,” remarked Engineer Maitha bin Adai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency at RTA.

“In 2019, the electricity saving is anticipated to hit 26 GWh, which means 18 per cent rise in the savings made last year,” she stated. “The replacement of HID lamps by LED lighting units is part of RTA’s power-saving initiatives, which also include the partial switching off of lights in residential areas, and revising the timing of streetlights while addressing safety and security requirements of road users.”