Status LED lighting popularity in Korea

　　In recent years, the popularity of LED promotion cooperation through South Korea expand the use of the city as the center LED lighting . For example, in Seoul, public institutions, about 930,000 of the overall lighting ( as of April 2010 ) , about 160,000 ( equivalent to approximately 17% of the whole ) has been replaced with LED lighting . In addition, the plan in 2020 before the public institutions have to replace all of the lighting equipment for the LED. In addition, operators railway KOREARAILROAD (KORAIL) scheduled before the end of 2010 to spend 1.3 billion 80 million won , the equivalent of 10% of the 200 2000 cars car lighting to replace LED. After phased program to promote LED technology .

　　However , LED lighting set the place mostly public institutions and commercial facilities , does not seem to penetrate into ordinary households. Although seen LED lighting appliance stores in more opportunities , but because of higher prices and other reasons, the common household penetration is currently only 2%

　　Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea in order to promote the popularity of LED lighting , plans to provide grants for the farm , residential and shopping street as the object of LED lighting buyers, providing financing called "ESCO" for large-scale civil construction .