Signify company invited to participate in restoration of Karabakh [UPDATE]

By Azernews

By Aisha Jabbarova

President Ilham Aliyev has invited Dutch lighting company Signify to participate in infrastructure projects being implemented in the territories recently-liberated from the Armenian occupation.

Aliyev said that work was underway to develop master plans for Shusha and Aghdam cities, and it was expedient for “Signify” to join this process at the stage of preparation of master plans.

The president made the remarks while receiving Chief Executive Officer of Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) company Eric Rondolat and other senior officials of the company on May 25.

President Ilham Aliyev said he was pleased with the work the company had been doing to illuminate the streets of Baku, Sumgayit and Shamakhi, adding that this was important in terms of transport and public safety.

Eric Rondolat briefed Aliyev on the work the company had carried out in the country, noting that work had been completed in Baku and Sumgayit and was nearing completion in Shamakhi. He noted that thanks to the new technologies, these projects had saved 50 percent on electricity. In the future, these savings will reach 75-80 percent.

President Ilham Aliyev pointed to the need to continue the application of new technologies and stressed the importance of developing street lighting projects in Ganja, Mingachevir, Shaki, Gabala, Shirvan and Lankaran.

During the meeting, the sides also discussed issues related to the implementation of pilot projects to achieve high productivity in vegetable growing, poultry farming and fish production through the application of new lighting technologies.