The Câmara de Lagoa invested 437 thousand euros in energy efficiency in 2016, replacing, for example, public lighting with LED lamps or in the creation of photovoltaic plants.
In the replacement of existing public lighting with LED technology, 62.264 euros were invested, plus VAT, in Rua 25 de Abril and Rua Vasco da Gama, with 36 luminaires, Rua 1º de Maio and adjacent lanes, with 70 luminaires, in Ferragudo and in Rua de João de Azevedo Lobo (5 lamps) and Largo do Convento de S. José, with seven lamps, in Lagoa.
Ongoing and to be completed by the end of 2016 - for the estimated amount of 79.017 euros, plus VAT - is the redevelopment of public lighting at the Senhora da Encarnação Rampa and Estrada do Farol, in Carvoeiro, with 49 lighting fixtures, and the public lighting network at Rua da Liberdade, Largo 5 de Outubro, Rua Bombeiros Voluntários de Lagoa, Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Rua Coronel Figueiredo, Rua Dr. João Grade Cabrita Santos, Rua Luis de Camões and Rua Machados Santos, in Lagoa, with 98 lamps.
In municipal buildings, 26.771 euros, plus VAT, were invested in replacing sports lighting with discharge lamps with LED projectors in the Municipal Pavilion, in Lagoa.
Ongoing and to be completed by the end of 2016 - for the estimated amount of 22.780 euros, plus VAT -, there is the replacement of metal halide lighting in the audience of the Municipal Auditorium with LED technology equipment.
The construction of Photovoltaic Power Plants for the production of electricity from renewable sources is also underway, covering several municipal buildings, to be completed by the end of 2016, for an estimated amount of 246.123 euros, plus VAT.
The idea is to create a small production unit both in the Basic School of the 1st Cycle of Lagoa and in the Municipal Auditorium. The Municipal Swimming Pools and the water plant at Cerca da Lapa will receive a production unit.
The Câmara de Lagoa also plans to replace around 500 luminaires per year, starting in 2017, out of a total of around 12500 existing in the municipality.
About LED lamps
The main advantages of LED lamps are that they have a long service life, maintenance of luminous flux, high luminous efficiency, sustainability, shorter lighting time, absence of infrared or ultra violet radiation and better color quality.
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