in 2016. Tanzania Tanzania has an exchange program to replace incandescent bulbs. Tunisia Tunisia is reported to have a partial ban on incandescent light bulbs. Zambia Since January 2016, the importation of incandescent light bulbs has been banned in Zambia. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has banned incandescent light bulbs. Asia Bahrain Bahrain has banned incandescent light bulbs. Bangladesh Bangladesh has an exchange program. People's Republic of China China has banned imports and sales of certain incandescent light bulbs since October 2012 to encourage the use of alternative lighting sources such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with a 5-year plan of phasing-out incandescent light bulbs over 100 watts starting 1 October 2012, and gradually extend the ban to those over 15 watts on 1 October 2016. Another source, however, has indicated that by 1 October 2016, all incandescent light bulbs will be banned. According to this source, 1 November 2011 to 30 September 2012 will be a transitional period and as of 1 October 2012, imports and sales of ordinary incandescent bulbs of 100 watts or more will be prohibited. The first phase will be followed by a ban on 60-watt-and-higher incandescent light bulbs starting in October 2014. By October 2016, all incandescent light bulbs will be banned in China. The final phase may be adjusted according to the results of interim assessment from October 2015 to October 2016. It has been reported that the ban would be complete by October 2016. India While not a complete ban, the UJALA plan in India sought to replace 770 million incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs by 2019. This was expected to reduce energy consumption by over 100 billion kWh annually and reduce annual electricity bills by . As of April 2017, 229 million LED bulbs had been distributed across the country. The states of Tamil Nadu , Kerala and Karnataka in India have banned the use of incandescent bulbs in government departments, various boards, cooperative institutions, local bodies, and institutions running on government aid. Kerala banned incandescent bulbs in November 2020. Israel Phase out of 60W and over incandescent light bulbs has been implemented from 1 January 2012. As a measure to increase awareness a national awareness campaign has been initiated by the Ministry of Energy where three CFLs will be sold at a subsidized price to the public. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan banned all bulbs over 25W on 1 January 2014. Kuwait As of 1 August