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Lighting the BRT route in Dar es Salaam
BEKA Schréder supplied a cost-effective lighting
solution for the long awaited bus rapid transit (BRT)
system in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The transit
system is part of the ‘Second Central Transport
Corridor Project’, the purpose of which is to support
Tanzania’s economic growth by providing enhanced
transport facilities.
The implementation of the BRT system will
consist of six phases, the first of which has been
completed and began operations in May 2016. It
has a total length of 21.1 km with dedicated bus
lanes on three trunk routes and a total of 29 sta-
tions. Since the BRT system operates until late,
adequate lighting levels were an essential part of
the development to ensure commuters feel safe
when using the service at night.
BEKA Schréder was awarded the tender to sup-
ply in excess of 1000 BEKASUN 250 W streetlight
luminaires on 10 m stepped galvanised surface
mounted poles. The company became the suc-
cessful supplier because it was able to provide the
client with the most cost-effective lighting solution
per kilometre.With the assistance of the company’s
Applications Department, the original lighting de-
sign was significantly optimised by decreasing the
number of luminaires and poles needed, while still
achieving optimum lighting levels and uniformity.
The BEKASUN 250W luminaires were supplied
with 4Y lamp technology, which offers increased
lamp life, and a substantial increase in lumen out-
put. By optimising the reflector system together
with the 4Y lamp, the above-mentioned project
used considerably fewer poles and luminaires per
kilometre than any competitor, thus reducing capital
and operating costs.
BEKA Schréder locally develops and manufac-
tures lighting products, designed and suitable for
Africa’s harsh environmental conditions.
BEKA Schréder:
Paulo Mamede +27 (0)11 238 0038
Above:
More than 1000
BEKASUN luminaires
have been installed
along Dar es Salaam’s
BRT route.
Left:
Dar es Salaam’s
new BRT route,
illuminated by BEKA
Schréder’s BEKASUN
luminaires, is clearly
visible from the skies.
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