ENERGY SAVING PUBLIC LIGHTING IN MALTA - MIEMA

Energy Saving Public Lighting in Malta6.2 BormlaAnother public garden where LED lighting could be installed is a popular spotoverlooking Grand Harbour’s Dockyard Creek, in Bormla.Figure 11 Google map of the garden at BormlaPresently there are no lights in this area. Stairs which are popular during thedaytime are not used in the evening due to lack of lighting, and installation ofproper lighting would thus be a welcome contribution to increased safetyand security.More lighting per square metre is necessary in this case, to overcome theinevitable shadowing by the many trees present. The total area of thegarden is approximately 1,850m 2 . If each LED light covers an area of 168m 2 ,the garden will require a minimum of 11 poles. To ensure enough lighting it issuggested that 14 lighting units are used, placed as shown in Figure 13.Malta Intelligent Energy Management Agency 22