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Azerbaijan to ban incandescent bulbs starting from next year, Deputy Minister explains reason

03 March 2025 15:10 (UTC +04:00)

The reason for the ban on incandescent bulbs in Azerbaijan starting from next year has been explained, said Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov during the public discussion on "Energy efficiency: results and expectations" held today at the Milli Majlis's (Azerbaijani Parliament) Committee on Natural Resources, Energy, and Ecology, APA reports.

The Deputy Minister mentioned that more than 10 incandescent bulbs break down during the lifespan of a single LED bulb: “The consumer does not see this and makes short-term calculations. Therefore, there is a need for administrative intervention. A single LED bulb costs 6 AZN, while an incandescent bulb costs 60 gapik. However, the citizen does not make long-term calculations. That is why we decided to intervene. The result of this intervention is a saving of 30 million cubic meters of gas in one year. This is equivalent to providing gas to Nakhchivan for 2 months.”