PHCN Boss Tasks Customers On Energy Saving Bulbs

The Chief Executive Officer, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Mr Oladele Amoda, on Saturday urged electricity customers within its network to use  energy saving bulbs in their homes.
Amoda told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that such bulbs would reduce the cost of energy consumption.
He said that the use of such bulbs in homes would also help conserve energy that could be diverted to commercial and industrial usage.
“The rising cost of fuel and electricity makes the need to conserve energy even more evident as well as the growing need to adopt environmental friendly technology and renewable energy,’’ he said.
According to Amoda, energy saving bulbs have been around for a couple of years, but only got popular in 2007 after the Austrian government decided to ban standard bulbs.
He noted that apart from reducing carbon dioxide emissions, energy saving bulbs were five times more efficient than standard bulbs.
Amoda urged manufacturers to come to Nigeria to begin the local production of the bulbs.
He also encouraged local manufacturers to follow the trend. (NAN)