Installation of 100-Plus LED Street Lamps Completed in Shiqiao Town, Dangtu County, Ma’anshan, Anhui

Under the night sky, Shiqiao Town in Dangtu County, Ma’anshan City, Anhui Province is quietly undergoing a lighting transformation. Recently, a livelihood-improving street lamp renovation project has been launched in the town center, where 129 street lamps are being upgraded to energy-efficient and eco-friendly solar-powered ones. This initiative not only brightens residents’ daily travel routes but also paves a new path of green development featuring energy conservation and quality improvement.

In the past, inadequate lighting on some sections troubled residents returning late. Statistics show that there are 378 existing street lamps in the town area of Shiqiao, among which more than 100 are out of normal service, mostly concentrated inside the town center, affecting the safety and convenience of nighttime travel. Meanwhile, the energy cost brought by the existing lamps is considerable, with a monthly electricity expense of about 3,800 yuan. How to make the town brighter, safer and more economical has become an urgent issue to solve.

The government responds to the needs of the people. Shiqiao Town has turned to green energy for a solution, planning to replace street lamps with solar-powered ones on roads such as North Ring Road and East Fu Road. The 129 street lamps scheduled for renovation will adopt a cost-effective solution, focusing on the replacement of key components while making full use of existing infrastructure, achieving a balance between cost efficiency and performance improvement.

This “brightness project” has delivered tangible benefits. Upon completion of the renovation, considerable annual expenses will be saved on energy alone, with an immediate effect in energy conservation and reduction. More importantly, the newly installed solar street lamps rely on clean energy, eliminating the complex pipeline maintenance and metering troubles of traditional lamps, greatly reducing later maintenance costs and realizing the shift from “power consumption” to “power generation”.