Australia promotes LED lighting technology

Australia's largest lighting industry organization, the Australian Lighting Association, recently announced that as the world enters the era of LED lighting, halogen lamps will disappear from Australian retail stores in the next 12-24 months.

At the recent meeting of the Australian Council of Government (COAG) Energy Committee Ministers, a new regulation for the next generation of LED lighting technology in Australia was adopted, and the Australian Lighting Association warmly welcomed it.

In a highly competitive global market environment, the lighting industry still provides employment opportunities for up to 4,500 manufacturing companies across Australia, but it has also faced a significant increase in compliance costs, and new compliance costs have arisen Apply the Commonwealth Environment Ministry's motion to Australian federal law.

“The early bills were a disaster,” explains Richard Mulcahy, CEO of the Australian Lighting Association.

“The extra increase in red tape worth up to $80 million will only increase consumer prices and reduce employment opportunities in the industry, and the lighting industry is one of Australia's few dynamic manufacturing industries.”

The focus of the debate was how Minister Frydenberg intervened after listening to some important industry reports.

“Frydenberg saw the problems in the bill and directed his department to re-enact the policy based on consulting the real situation of the industry. The final bill recently adopted by the Australian Government Council (COAG) is a very reasonable Regulations and overseas relevant regulations maintain a consistent compromise."

“The extraordinary leadership of Minister Frydenberg has given him a warm applause, and we are very grateful to Prime Minister Turnbull for his support in solving this problem.”

“In addition, Minister Frydenberg has taken a significant step in reducing the Australian household electricity bill,” Mr. Mulcahy said when he agreed to ban halogen lamps. It is estimated that this initiative will save Australian consumers $10 billion in the next decade.

“Halogen lamps consume 3-5 times more power than next-generation LED technology. As an industry dedicated to achieving environmentally-friendly results, we are happy to play a major role in reducing family and corporate budget pressures.”