The government extends the programme on exchanging incandescent light bulbs against energy-saving LED bulbs: who is eligible?

The programme has been extended to include homeowners associations, social welfare and cultural institutions

The exchange of the old incandescent light bulbs against energy-saving LED bulbs is expanding. The Ukrainian government has now enabled the free exchange old of power-hungry incandescent bulbs for LED bulbs for cultural institutions, social welfare institutions, and homeowners associations.

Details

Applications to exchange light bulbs are accepted through the Diia portal. Here are the steps:

• Log in to the Diia portal using the Certified Digital Signature of a legal entity.
• In the ‘Services’ section, select ‘Light Bulb Exchange’.
• Fill out the application form; specify the area (square metres) in the Calculator to find out the limits and choose the number and types of light bulbs within the specified limits.
• Tick the box to give a consent to hand over the same number of incandescent light bulbs.
• Indicate the location of the organization.
• Check and confirm the details in the generated application.
• Sign the application with the legal entity’s Certified Digital Signature.

UkrPoshta will contact the organization and explain how to get the energy-saving bulbs.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation has reported that Ukrainians have so far exchanged over 20 million old energy-consuming bulbs for LED bulbs since the service has been first introduced to the Diia portal.

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