The "Conrad Cairo" hotel has carried out a project to convert its lighting system from conventional to high-efficiency lighting, making it one of the first hotels in Egypt to be fully lit using energy-saving "LED" technology. This comes as part of the energy efficiency improvement project implemented by the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and the Chamber of Hotel Establishments, and funded by the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility.
The hotel replaced all its conventional lighting systems, a total of 8,000 bulbs and floodlights, including regular bulbs of various wattages, fluorescent fixtures, halogen spotlights and metal halide bulbs, with others using "LED" technology in line with all technical requirements and specifications, without compromising lighting levels or the comfort of hotel guests.
In this context, Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou stressed the importance of this project as an initiative and a pilot model to be followed, which can be applied in all Egyptian hotels to support the state's drive to rationalize energy consumption, shift to green tourism and achieve sustainable development.
