HAVELLS Introduces Eco-Friendly High

Power Factor (HPF) CFLs

New Delhi, January 2010: Havells India Ltd, a US$1 billion plus company and one of
the largest and fastest growing electrical and lighting companies in the world, has
introduced a new range of energy saving CFLs with “HPF” (High Power Factor >0.85)
Integral ballasts, which are more energy efficient and eco-friendly comparison to normal
CFLs. This innovative product is definitely going to pave the way for environmental
protection which has become the buzzword in the contemporary period. Currently, the
regulatory norms in force into Europe pertaining to CFLs, the mercury content should be
below 5 mg.

The conventional compact florescent lamps (CFLs) and incandescent bulbs (GLS)
consume more real power as compared to HPF CFLs. Ordinary CFLs have the power
factor of 0.55. This means the loss of nearly 30% due to poor power factor is born by the
Electricity Distribution Company (Utility Company).

As the GLS lamps has a shorter life and poor efficacy (Lm/W) to CFL lamps, these
increases social cost by increasing pollution. Same is the case with conventional CFL
having about 30% losses added to the distribution system, the is a over burden to the
generation stations. This saved power will result to improve your life as this will result to
reduce power cut or to improve industrialization and help India to grow faster. When it
comes to disposal of used CFLs, it becomes an environmental threat as the conventional
production methods using uncontrolled amount of liquid mercury posing a great threat to
flora and fauna. The extra mercury is also a major factor to pollute the environment,
being Havells a socially responsible manufacturer to save the environment for tomorrow,
has adopted PDT to supply the lamps to their customers with highest product standards,
those are applicable to the Europe.

In such a scenario, Energy utilities and CFL manufacturing companies should focus more
on encouraging the use of HPF CFLs due to global trend of energy saving and
environment sustainability. Moreover, very few people know that utility company sends
out the same amount of power to a 25-watt CFL as it does to a 50 watt incandescent lamp
while using a lamp with power factor 0.5, while you only use and pay for the 25 watts,
your utility company still has to produce and transfer the 50 watts. The unused power,
known as reactive power, is partially wasted in the process of being transferred and re-
transferred, and takes a toll on the infrastructure of the distribution system — overheating
of transformers, cables and motors, premature aging of capacitors, and interference with
telecom systems, this results to breakdown, Basically, our grids are designed to carry a
certain type of energy (linear), and don’t provide power effectively to other kinds of
energy demands (electronic).

These state of art quality HPF CFLs are designed in such a manner that it reduces power
wastage and enhances the network capacity required for incandescent lighting. Moreover,
these newer HPF CFL lamps contain less mercury which is the best and Eco-friendly
option. We wish to mention here that every saving to the power will result to lease
emission of pollutants like CO2 and mercury emitted by the thermal power plants, during
power generation.

About Havells India Limited

Havells India Ltd is a billion-dollar-plus organization, and is one of the largest & India’s
fastest growing electrical and power distribution equipment manufacturer with products
ranging from Industrial & Domestic Circuit Protection Switchgear, Cables & Wires,
Motors, Fans, Power Capacitors, CFL Lamps, Luminaires for Domestic, Commercial &
Industrial applications, Modular Switches, & Bath fittings covering the entire gamut of
household, commercial and industrial electrical needs.

Havells owns some of the prestigious global brands like Crabtree, Sylvania, Concord,
Lumiance, Linolite, & SLI Lighting.

With 91 branches / representative offices and over 8000 professionals in over 50

countries across the globe, the group has achieved rapid success in the past few years. Its
8 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in India located at Haridwar, Baddi, Noida,
Sahibabad, Faridabad, Bhiwadi, Alwar, Neemrana, and 7 state-of-the-art manufacturing
plants located across Europe, Latin America & Africa churns out globally acclaimed
products. Havells is a name synonymous with excellence and expertise in the electrical
industry. Its 20000 strong global distribution network is prompt to service customers.

The company has acquired a number of International certifications, like BASEC, CSA,
KEMA, CB, CE, ASTA, CPA, SEMKO, SIRIUM (Malaysia), SPRING (Singapore),
TSE (Turkey), SNI (Indonesia) and EDD (Bahrain) for various products. Today, Havells
and its brands have emerged as the preferred choice of electrical products for discerning
individuals and industrial consumers both in India and abroad.

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marketing@havells.com