A third of Ukrainians do not have obsolete incandescent lamps in their homes, and 4.5%, on the contrary, will never change these uneconomical lighting sources in favor of energy-efficient LEDs.. This was shown by a survey by the Razumkov Center, which was conducted from December 21, 2022 to January 3, 2023..

Thus, in connection with the launch of a program for the population to exchange incandescent lamps for LED lamps, implemented by the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukrposhta JSC with the support of the European Union, respondents were asked whether they would use the opportunity to replace incandescent lamps with more economical LED lamps for free..

32% of respondents answered that they do not have incandescent lamps in their house, 56% - that they would use such an opportunity, 4.5% - that they would not change, even for free (7% were undecided).

The higher the level of well-being of respondents, the more often they answer that they do not have incandescent lamps in their house (the share of such grows from 21.5% among those who answer that their family “can barely make ends meet, there is not enough money even for the necessary.

Accordingly, it is among the representatives of low-income groups that there are more of those who express their readiness to take advantage of the opportunity to replace incandescent lamps with LED lamps for free (62% of those who do not have enough money even for the necessary products, 63% of those who answered that they only have enough money.

Recall that on January 16, a program for the free exchange of old electric incandescent lamps for energy-saving LED lamps was launched..

The European Commission will finance the purchase of about 30 million LED bulbs for Ukraine. In total, it is planned to exchange 50 million light bulbs for free. This will save Ukraine 1 GW (electricity) - the annual production volume (unit) of a nuclear power plant.