Solar panels for street lights
2008-01-30 20:07
Durban - At least 170 councillors of the eThekwini Municipality on Wednesday passed a motion to consider solar panels for street and traffic lights throughout the city.
The motion was agreed to at the first full eThekwini council meeting in Durban.
Councillors said they had taken into account the current load shedding crisis in South Africa.
Democratic Alliance councillor Peter Davis said the municipality had been tasked to investigate the feasibility of the solar panels, their cost and how much electricity they would save the city.
"And if it's viable, it will be put into operation," said Davis.
The municipality has been given three months to complete its investigation and if the motion is passed, it would take three years to set up the plan throughout the city.
In its agenda, the council said it wanted to conserve the use of electricity for the benefit of the entire municipality.
- SAPA