Eskom CFL Projects (2008 – 2014)

Eskom undertakes projects aimed at reducing electricity consumption. There has been a free exchange of Compact Florescent Lights (CFL’s) replacing the old traditional Incandescent light bulbs which consume more Electricity.

Mass Roll–Out (2008 – 2009)

K-Tech was contracted to crush over 5 million of the old light bulbs and render them unusable (so they don’t find their way back into households), safely dispose of the crushed glass and recycle the metal caps. This work was undertaken in two of the Eskom Regions namely Eastern Region (covering KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga Provinces), and North West Region (covering Ekurhuleni, Free State, and parts of Northern Cape).

Sustainability (2010 – 2014)

K-Tech was contracted to safetly dispose of over 2.5 million failed CFL's that had failedin previous roll-out's. This work was undertaken in three of the Eskom Regions namely Eastern Region (covering KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga Provinces), Central Region (covering Gauteng) and Northern Region (covering Limpopo).

Cambridge Energy Efficient Lamp Disposal (2011 – 2012)

Cambridge is an Energy Saving Company (ESCo) that does lamp retrofitting and energy efficient lighting in many corporate buildings and various government departments. K-Tech has been appointed as their principal crushing & disposal company.

Hendler & Hart Lamp Disposal (2011 – 2012)

Mandla Ethu Energy Solutions is a company that does efficient lighting in many corporate buildings and various government departments. K-Tech has been appointed as their principal crushing & disposal company, and we have completed the safe disposal of CFL lamps and tubes in the Hendler & Hart manufacturing plant and offices in Boksburg.

eMalahleni Local Municipality (Lighting Audit 2011)

K-Tech was contracted by eMalahleni local municipality to perform a household lighting audit in all the residential suburbs of eMalahleni municipality. K-Tech designed the audit tools, trained the audit teams, collated the data and compiled a concise status quo report which was presented to eMalahleni local municipality. This report was used by Eskom to initiate a CFL rollout to eMalahleni of 1 million lamps.