Philips has received two separate LED solar street lighting contracts from Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency, or UPNEDA, and Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency, or MANIREDA. The tender process involved meeting the exacting requirements of both UPNEDA and MANIREDA with a strong focus on energy conversion based on new and renewable energy sources. The two projects will provide more than 76,000 solar LED street lights across 800 villages in UP and across the main areas of the state capital as well as small towns and villages of Manipur.

Harsh Chitale, CEO, Philips Lighting, South Asia, commented on the business wins, "We are thrilled to have won these projects and they serve to be a testimony to Philips' R&D capabilities and undisputed product quality. Philips' solution in Uttar Pradesh was is an industry first - a 12W, 1200 lumen LED luminaire with IP66, high efficiency PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) charger of more than 96% efficiency and integrated LED driver offering a 5-yr manufacturing warranty. This means it is a more reliable solution for harsh rural conditions such as extreme temperature or exposure to water and dust, than the previous lighting system.

The nodal agency of Manipur, MANIREDA required installation of 1,400 f 43W solar street lighting systems in the main areas of state capital as well as small towns and villages. The main challenge there was logistical, executing the project in a hilly terrain. For MANIREDA, Philips is providing the 43W, 3500 lumen Solar LED Street Lighting System.

The system is customized as it involves battery mounting on a pole capable of withstanding strong winds. It also incorporates a MPPT (Maximum Power Point Charging) charge controller which delivers high efficiency battery charging even under dynamic weather conditions.