The project is co-financed by the government through the IDAE with a contribution of more than fifty per cent.

Inca City Council will soon undertake a massive operation to replace street lights in the streets of Inca, making a major commitment to LED technology. The project foresees an investment of 800,000 euros, of which five hundred thousand euros correspond to a grant from the “Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía” (IDAE), a body under the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. The government team’s commitment to street lighting is clear: to achieve quality service, respectful of the environment and the needs of our city’, commented the Deputy Mayor for Services and Public Space, Maricarmen Oses.

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Following the same criteria as in other projects drafted previously, the aim is to replace the FO5-type luminaires installed in different streets of the municipality, where no action has yet been taken, with new luminaires equipped with LED technology. The same applies to the replacement of street lights equipped with sodium vapour lights -VSAP- with street lights equipped with LED technology.

The project divides the city into two axes: east and west. A total of 2,376 luminaires will be replaced on more than 300 streets in both areas. A total of 45 switchboards will also be replaced. The works are scheduled according to a timetable to avoid traffic and parking inconveniences throughout the city. The City Council will provide timely information about the affected areas, both with signs in the streets and through the municipal digital channels.

“This will be one of the big bets for the coming months, as it will provide a solution to an environmental, electricity consumption and safety problem,” says the Mayor, Virgilio Moreno. It should be borne in mind that the new luminaires reduce their power to 75% after 4 hours of operation, which means achieving a double objective: reducing light pollution and reducing electricity consumption. This action is aimed at reducing electricity consumption and the consequent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.

It is also expected that there will be a reduction in the maintenance costs of the installation, as it will not be necessary to replace defective lights or to anticipate the end of their useful life. It is estimated that it will be possible to achieve less than 1% of the luminous emissions towards the sky produced by the luminaires, thus complying with Decree 1890/2008. This is a decree that practically all currently installed luminaires do not comply with.

At the same time, this project will prevent nuisance in the homes above the streetlights, as these only direct the light towards the street. Also, these infrastructures will enable the brightness level timing system incorporated in each luminaire management processor to be put into operation.