bu Dhabi: A ban on sale of inefficient bulbs in the UAE will help save Dh668 million per year on energy bills and carbon emissions — the equivalent to removing 165,000 cars off the road per year, authorities said yesterday.
The ban, part of an indoor lighting standard in the UAE, will come into effect on July 1, senior officials announced at a press conference on Monday in Abu Dhabi. The official nixing of energy-depleting bulbs will mainly be on incandescent versions of lighting which have to be replaced by CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps), Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and halogens.