The National Lighting Test Centre (NLTC) is a key partner of the UNEP/GEF en.lighten initative in collaborating to accelerate the global phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps and encourage their replacement with energy efficient, high quality products. In September 2011, the Global Efficient Lighting Centre – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Energy Efficient Lighting (GELC), was launched in partnership between UNEP and the NLTC at a formal ceremony at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Global Efficient Lighting Centre is located in Beijing, China. GELC is a non-profit organization running as an independent third party. It is a specialized and accredited facility that provides lighting testing, training, advice, quality control and capacity building support to the developing and emerging countries. It has been established to promote the rapid development of the energy efficient lighting technologies around the world.
Staffed by experienced lighting experts, the Collaborating Centre supports developing and emerging countries with:
GELC Services
Whether to implement the global phase out of inefficient lighting products or transform the lighting market, promoting the high quality energy efficient lighting products is one of the most significant elements to successfully achieve the potential energy saving goals. As a professional technical lighting organization, the GELC does this by offering the service of providing lighting testing, training, advice, quality control and capacity building support, especially to the developing and emerging countries ..