LED lighting solutions underscores our commitment to sustainability

Ronald de Jong, Executive Vice President and Chief Market Leader, Philips says, “The world needs relevant innovations to respond to today’s global changes and secure a bright future. We are very pleased to partner with Eskom and Karebo Systems on this initiative. We share many of the led high bay light, including reducing our impact on the environment and using innovation to drive our sustainability initiatives. Encouraging a shift to LED lighting solutions underscores our commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility in growth markets like South Africa.”

The distribution of the LED lamps is being handled by Karebo Systems whose task is to organize distribution throughout South Africa and ensure that the envisaged savings are achieved. “The key is to ensure that these energy saving lamps end up in the intended sockets” says Ravi Govender, Director, Karebo Systems. “LED technology is a relatively new technology and Eskom must be applauded for supporting this initiative. The rollout of these lamps is a wonderful job creation opportunity in South Africa. It is a definite win-win for all parties involved – especially the end user.”

The energy efficiency benefits of LED lighting are clear; led linear high bay light bulbs today offer sparkling high quality light, an increased life time of up to 50,000 hours and reduced maintenance costs. On the professional side, LEDs also offer unprecedented freedom of design. In lighting applications they offer flexibility in terms of color, form factor and integration with controls.