Japan's LED lighting penetration rate of about 2%

Nishinori, the director of the Japan Lighting Industry Association, told reporters that there are more than 900 million lighting fixtures currently used in Japan, of which about 20 million are LED lighting. According to this ratio, the penetration rate of Japanese LED is only 2%. about.

Japan began producing and selling LED lighting fixtures as early as 10 years ago. Why is the penetration rate still low? The Canon Code told reporters that the main reason is that the quality of LED lighting has not yet reached the ideal status. This year's high-end LED lighting energy efficiency Just about the same as fluorescent lamps, but most of the LED energy-saving performance is still inferior to fluorescent lamps. Although the lifespan of LED lighting is much longer than that of fluorescent lamps, the price is 2-3 times that of fluorescent lamps, and there is no advantage in cost performance. The reason why the government still advocates LED lighting is that there is much room for improvement in the future.

According to the briefing, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan has started to develop next-generation lighting technology as one of the projects to enhance industrial competitiveness from 2009, grant subsidies to relevant scientific research institutions, and support the research and development of new technologies for LED lighting. The budget is 1.67 billion yen. In addition, the Japanese government also provides subsidies for consumers and encourages residents to use LED lighting products.