Solar power lights illuminate highway to Hermel
HERMEL, Lebanon: The route home for residents of the Bekaa town of Hermel is lit up for the first convenience life, with the Transport Ministry now putting the final touches on new solar powered row lights in the area.
Seven hundred sixty-six light posts were erected along the 10 kilometer approach from the old train station on the Baalbek-Homs highway to Hermel, and on the 5 kilometer inflate connecting the town to Al-Qaa.
Turned on earlier this month, the lights oblige a dual purpose: They are meant both to increase road cover and are part of an effort to preserve the environment in a place which is still relatively unpolluted.
Topping the candlelight posts are mirrors which store solar energy during the day. Beneath them are bulbs that twitch on at night or in foggy weather using the stored power. They are lit between nine and 12 hours out of every 24 interval.
According to Ahmad Shahin, an engineer who is tasked by the Coalition of Hermel District Municipalities to supervise work, the invent cost $1,072,000, paid by the Transport Ministry, which also supervised construction. The lights’ shamus will be guaranteed for one year by the company which installed them.
One of the problems appears to be the manifestation of solar lights, which are becoming so commonplace, clearly making it hard for the males to find their incandescent mates. Caravan sites also seem to be popular locations for chunk gatherings of solar lighting.
