Taiwan’s LED-lighting manufacturers, including Delta Electronics Inc., Lextar Electronics Corp. and Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd., have received increased orders from Japan, which is estimated to see electricity shortage surge to 13% this summer as it closed its last nuclear reactor a few days ago.
Industry executives estimated the power shortage may run up to 20% if the summer heat rises higher than expected.
According to market consulting firm Fuji Keizai, Japan’s market for LED lamps is estimated to spike 69% to 373.8 billion yen (US$4.6 billion at US$1:80 yen) this year from last year’s scale.
Japanese market for the energy-saving lamps has been thriving since the March 11 earthquakes of 2011.
Delta Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Y.J. Hai pointed out that power shortages and electricity rate hikes have helped boost the company’s LED-lighting sales by 200% in the first quarter, compared with the same quarter last year. He added that the company’s participation in the Tokyo Lighting Fair of 2012, held in March, had inspired many Japanese buyers to approach the company over supplying LED lamps.
Lextar Chairman F.J. Su pointed out that power shortage has compelled Japanese to replace traditional lamps serving long-hour illumination with LED lamps. He added that the company has won contracts from a heavyweight Japanese buyer after landing a contract for up to 400,000 LED light tubes from Japan.
Su noted that prosperous orders from Japan has inundated the company’s production line until the end of June.
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