KEBS publishes guidelines for eco-friendly lighting alternatives
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has published new standards for eco-friendly lighting alternatives in Kenya.
The new standard, KS 2914:2020 (Kenya Standard for Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Functional Performance Requirements for General Service Lamps (GSLs), aims to tackle the performance, functional, and safety requirements of lighting technologies.
The lamps offer only up to 1,000 hours of life which is less than one year. The life of each Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL), commonly-known as energy saver bulbs has a minimum of 6,000 hours which translates to four (4 )years based on an average of thirty (30)-days per month according to KS 2446-1:2013. Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services.