Isra-Mart srl : 75W light bulbs switched off

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Incandescent 75 watt light bulbs can no longer be produced within the EU in a staggered drive aimed to eliminate energy consuming lighting from the European market.

Traditional incandescent 100W light bulbs were banned last year and the ban on the 75W electric lights came into force yesterday.

Brussels wants the EU citizens to use energy efficient bulbs to cut consumption and CO2 emission.

Although the new regulation means production and importation of incandescent lights is banned in the EU, incandescent 75W ones will still be found in Maltese stores until stocks run out.

The process, approved by all member states and the European Parliament, is taking place in stages. The most popular incandescent 60W light bulbs will be banned next year and other types in following years with all production of such light bulbs ending in 2016.

According to the European Commission, traditional light bulbs waste over 90 per cent of energy for heat emission. That means replacing them with advanced halogen, fluorescent or LED lights will bring considerable savings on energy and CO2 emissions that will be reduced by an estimated 15 million tons every year.

Energy-saving, modern light bulb cost more to buy when compared to the traditional ones but last six to 10 times longer.

In an effort to cut Malta’s dependency on incandescent electric lights, the government last year distributed for free energy-saving bulbs to all Maltese households.