ABU DHABI // A new lighting system in pedestrian tunnels has reduced power consumption by 33 per cent.
Six underpasses – two on Sheikh Zayed the First Road and four on the Corniche Road – have had their lights upgraded to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
Abu Dhabi Municipality is now preparing a study on replacing the lighting in the 29 other pedestrian tunnels on Abu Dhabi island.
The project has also contributed to “improving visibility levels in footpath tunnels and significantly cutting the annual expenses of maintenance works”, said Ahmed Al Sayaari of the municipality.
The new system is “eco-friendly due to the non-use of toxic and harmful substances during its manufacturing process”, he said.
“As a result, the reduction in energy consumption would minimise carbon dioxide emissions and slash light pollution, rendering the new lighting system of an important environmental dimension.”
Authorities want to encourage a reduction in energy consumption, which the energy minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said in November was growing at triple the global average of 3 per cent.
Dubai hopes to slash its energy consumption by 20 per cent in the next six years.
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