The high price of alternatives to incandescent lamps and a lack of information campaign have discouraged Filipinos from switching to more energy efficient lamps, business executives and environmentalists said during the launch of an energy conservation program.
During the launch of Bright Light campaign, Rico Gonzales, chief executive officer of Philips Philippines said a major constraint in promoting the use of the energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) is its higher price compared to the incandescent lamps.
Gonzales said that Filipinos, particularly those from the C, D and E class, still prefer incandescent lamps because CFLs are four times more expensive. He estimates that while the price of incandescent lamps ranges from P20-25 the price of CFLs can reach as high as P100.
“Those from the C, D, E classes see the P20 but not the savings from the energy efficient lamps,” Gonzales said.
Experts estimate that CFLs use 80 pecent less energy and last from 6,000 to 15,000 hours or fifteen times longer than incandescent lamps.
Converting one 100w incandescent bulb to an 18W CFL, Gonzales said, will give consumers 80% in energy savings if used for 12 hours a day.
“This means consumers can save up to P5,000 savings for one and half years (based on a P9.50 per KwH),” Gonzales told reporters on the launch of the Bright Light campaign of Philips, Sun Life Financial, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) and Ace Hardware.
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