Ukrainians have already received a million energy-saving LED lamps in exchange for incandescent lamps, according to Ukrposhta, in whose branches the exchange is carried out..

The program started on January 31 in regional centers and large cities of our country, where the first 4 million lamps were delivered. So, the people of Kiev exchanged more than 162 thousand. lamps, Kharkiv residents - more than 80 thousand. , Dnipro - 88 thousand. , Lviv residents - 69 thousand.

“The statistics that we see are mainly people who came to Ukrposhta branches without prior registration. Of course, over the course of the week, more people volunteered to exchange lamps: those who registered in Dії only from Wednesday began to receive confirmation for the exchange, some have already managed to come to the office, and some will receive lamps next week. By the way, district centers should get ready: starting next week, it will be possible to exchange lamps at Ukrposhta offices in all cities, and not just in regional centers,” said Igor Smelyansky, Director General of Ukrposhta..

[see_also ids\u003d"

Next week, another 6 million light bulbs will be available in cities of regional importance. By the end of February, thanks to the mobile offices of Ukrposhta, the lamps should also reach the smallest villages across the country.. Thus, at the first stage, citizens of Ukraine will be able to exchange up to 20 million lamps in the next month and a half.

From the moment the Russian Federation began shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, there has been a shortage of electricity in Ukraine. In this regard, on January 10, the government approved Decree No.

25, which determines the procedure for exchanging obsolete incandescent lamps for energy-saving LED lamps.. Each citizen can exchange up to five such lamps at any branch of Ukrposhta by leaving an application in Dії. The European Union allocated funds for the purchase of 30 million new lamps. France agrees to finance another 5 million lamps. The total planned volume of light bulbs for exchange is 50 million pieces. What is wrong with this charitable initiative, says Dmitry Kisilevsky in the article “Why light bulbs as a gift are a disservice to Ukraine”.