Taichung Completes LED Streetlight Transition to Cut Emissions and Costs
CARBON CAPTURE
Taichung's Construction Bureau has transitioned to LED streetlights, replacing 268,000 sodium lamps by late 2025. The upgrade is expected to save 80 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and reduce carbon emissions by 40,000 metric tonnes annually.
The project also improves road illumination from 12 lux to 40 lux for traffic safety and speeds up maintenance to 24 hours. The city anticipates savings of NT$130 million (US$4.1 million) by outsourcing maintenance to private firms, supported by verified voluntary carbon credits from the national greenhouse gas platform.
Jan 20, 2026, 6:16 AM
