Abu Dhabi, the capital of The United Arab Emirates, recently announced its decision to switch to LED lights in street lamps and buildings across the island. The decision comes after the World Future Energy Summit, which was held in Abu Dabi on Monday. The Department of Municipal Affairs is promoting the plan, which will reduce energy consumption across the city and Emirate by 30 to 40 percent. Abdullah Al Shamsi, the executive director of municipal infrastructure and assets structures, focused on the probability that the LED lights would not only save energy but would also reduce heat in the already scorching climate of the UAE. The switch to LEDs is part of a 4-pronged plan the UAE is unveiling as part of its goal of becoming more eco-conscious. Other areas the emirate intends on improving include surface drainage, irrigation, landscaping and supervisory control and data acquisition. Hopefully, surrounding countries and political territories will follow suit, as we all know that the more governments that publicly make the switch to LEDs, the better for our environment and for all of our economic freedom in the future!

Here at Elemental, we’ve got tons of products that could help practically any person (or any country for that matter) make the switch to LED lights. From our undercabinet LED lighting, our LED light bars, and our LED strip lighting to waterproof led lights, led puck lights and LED retrofit products and LED light bulbs, we have it all! It’s no wonder the UAE is joining the ranks of LED enthusiasts across the globe…and we say, the more the merrier!