Sustainable lighting system
• Lighting projects along 35 km of Muscat Governorate streets
• Replacing (7,000) light bulbs as of mid-February 2020 Lantern with a completion rate of (85%).
Bushra Al-Busaidi
Part of Muscat Municipality strategic plan is to develop the road network of Muscat govenorate, which includes implementing quality streets and modern traffic lights. Such solutions are believed to have a considerable impact on reducing traffic congestion and improving the urban facade of Muscat.
The municipality is currently in progress of replacing old light bulbs with ones that are energy-saving (LED). Since 2018, a number of (7000) LED bulbs have been replaced with a completion rate of (85 %). The new LED bulbs is believed to be more efficient and energy saving. The new lighting system has also received about 1531 residual-current circuit breakers in all the 523 electrical panels.