Smart Streetlight Project Officially Launched in Zhengyang County, Zhumadian, Henan
Recently, the urban streetlight lighting upgrade, maintenance, and operational service project (including electricity costs) in Zhengyang County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province, undertaken by the Electrical Engineering Company of China Railway Seventh Group, has been officially launched, injecting new momentum into the urban development of Zhengyang County.
The project innovatively adopts the "Energy Management Contract (EMC) + Operations and Maintenance" model, with a service period of 10 years (from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2035), including 0.5 years for construction and 9.5 years for operation. The main upgrades include: replacing over 21,842 streetlights, renovating 51,211 meters of aging circuits in the old urban area, and implementing 71,044 meters of underground cabling. Additionally, 514 new streetlight foundations were constructed, and approximately 600 old lampposts were treated for rust removal. A smart streetlight management platform was simultaneously developed to comprehensively enhance the intelligence and informatization of the lighting infrastructure. Furthermore, the project includes the installation of 10 smart streetlight control poles, further expanding smart city application scenarios.
The project implementation adheres to the principles of "energy efficiency first, safety and reliability, and green development," strictly complying with national construction standards and achieving a one-time acceptance rate of 100%. To address key challenges in smart lighting operations, the team independently developed central and project-level smart city integrated lighting management systems. These systems support remote control of individual lights, including switching, dimming, real-time status monitoring, automatic fault diagnosis and dispatch, energy consumption statistics, and energy-saving analysis. This creates a closed-loop management process for operations and maintenance, providing robust technical support for the project’s stable operation, and is now fully operational. Additionally, a mobile app was developed, allowing management personnel to check streetlight status and perform remote operations anytime and anywhere, significantly improving management efficiency.
The project also involved the underground renovation of aging circuits and the installation of new solar streetlights in areas with insufficient lighting. Upon completion, the energy efficiency of LED streetlights has significantly improved, underground cabling has eliminated safety hazards, circuit layouts and equipment configurations have been further standardized, and nighttime lighting quality has been noticeably enhanced. These improvements not only create a safer and more comfortable travel environment but also lay a solid foundation for urban energy conservation, emission reduction, and business environment enhancement. It is estimated that after the project’s completion, the annual comprehensive energy savings will amount to 680.98 tons of standard coal, achieving an energy-saving rate of 44.84%.