New Delhi, The Delhi government’s push to convert around 93,000 streetlights on main roads will cut its electricity consumption by around 3.5 crore units per year, officials said on Friday.

Earlier this month, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the conversion of all existing streetlights with new LED lights and new ones wherever required.

“Once the smart LED system is fully operational, the government expects annual electricity savings of nearly ₹25 crore. Currently, the calculated power wattage for 93,677 streetlights is about 23,283 kilowatt which is expected to reduce to about 17,687 kilowatt after replacement,” an official said.

The finance department’s observations on the project show that over five years, the reduction in power expenditure is expected to be significant compared to the current arrangement.

“PWD should include a mechanism for tracking reduction in electricity consumption from the current consumption of about 10 crore units per year to about 6.5 crore units per year,” the official said.

Under the project, a control and command centre will be set up to monitor the status of all the streetlights in real time.

“The command centre will be set up at the MSO building, PWD headquarters, with two 75-inch display computers and related software. Along with this, Smart Feeder Pillar will be constructed so that command on main supply could also be achieved,” the official said.