More than 800 rural villages in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous region, will be lit with 76,000 solar street lighting units provided by Philips Lighting, as part of a government initiative to drive sustainable electrification in rural areas in the country.

Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCQB:LSCG) today announced the introduction of the FreeLED™ solar roadway system to the global market. A sleek, intelligent and powerful street lighting solution using solar energy as its power source, FreeLED™ will provide a reliable, affordable and sustainable roadway illumination solution for the general public, including those rural or remote communities with limited access to the electric grid.