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The City company has identified a technical committee to investigate the implementation of the LED street lamp project throughout the city.
11 private companies responded to the interest expressed by local institutions (EoI)call.
These EOIs will be reviewed by the Commission to help the company make a final decision.
The technical committee was appointed as the company did not have the expertise in LED technology.
It will have people from non-agencies.
Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT)
Kerala power Council (KSEB)
Thiruvananthapuram School of Engineering and Energy Management Center, the node organization that leads the movement.
The company is looking for a "zero investment model" for the LED project, which aims to replace all 84,000 street lights throughout the city in stages.
"The company will not spend any money on this.
We will choose a company that will save energy to the maximum extent.
The money saved by the electricity bill will be paid to the company.
The company will be responsible for maintaining the lights throughout the 8-8 Life cycle
Nine years, then I have to buy it back.
The company will also shoot the existing tube lights.
These are our expectations and we have to look at what these companies agree with, "said company secretary S. Venkatesapathy.
City companies are looking at various other cities that have successfully implemented led or are in the process of implementation.
Chennai is one of them, but it follows a different pattern of spending around the rupee.
The whole project is Rs 300.
There, there are 150 watts of LEDs in the main areas, including the mint flyover, while the suburbs are equipped with low-intensity 40 watts of LEDs.
The life of the Led is about 8-
For 9 years, maintenance costs are low compared to Mercury tube lamps and sodium steam lamps.
These products can only be used for up to 3 years, and the cost of maintenance is high.
But he said the led may not be the final solution the city is looking. Venkatesapathy.
"We have to work hard to implement sustainable solutions like solar lamps.
But about the cost of Rs.
"So far, £ 80,000 has been used to maintain a set of equipment consisting of lights, panels and batteries, which is prohibitive even considering the savings on electricity charges," he said . ".