Pingtung City Replaces 8,000 Streetlights with LEDs, Implements QR Code Repair System

Pingtung City is undertaking a comprehensive upgrade of its street lighting, replacing more than 8,000 sodium vapor lamps with energy-efficient LEDs. The initiative, costing over NT$80 million, aims to enhance illumination and reduce energy consumption across the city.

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The city government will spend more than 80 million yuan this year to replace all 8,000 existing sodium vapor lamps with LED lights and will number all streetlights, so that citizens can report repairs by scanning the code.

A key feature of this project is the implementation of a smart streetlight monitoring and maintenance platform. All streetlights will be assigned unique numbers, and QR codes will be affixed to each pole. Citizens can simply scan these codes with their smartphones to report issues. The system will automatically log the streetlight's identification number, allowing maintenance crews to quickly locate and address problems, eliminating the past confusion of reporting a malfunction without knowing the exact location.

Previously, Pingtung City had a mix of mercury vapor and sodium vapor lamps. Mercury vapor lamps were phased out a decade ago due to their heavy metal content, with central government funding encouraging the switch to LEDs. More recently, older and malfunctioning lights were gradually replaced. However, over 8,000 sodium vapor lamps remained. Mayor Chou Chia-chi decided on a complete, one-time replacement to modernize the entire streetlight system.

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After the streetlights are replaced with LED lights, they will not only be more energy-efficient but also brighter. This replacement will also reorganize all streetlights and establish a smart streetlight monitoring and maintenance management platform, making it easy for people to report repairs.

The LED lights are expected to be brighter and more energy-efficient than the older sodium vapor lamps. The establishment of the smart platform is designed to improve the efficiency of repair and maintenance operations, ensuring a more responsive service for residents.

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Citizens can scan the code to know the streetlight number, and the reporting platform will automatically fill in the pole number, allowing staff to quickly know the location of the repair, so as to avoid the embarrassment of not being able to find the streetlight location after talking for a long time.