Celebrate the Lights

Petronas Twin Towers... day or night... the sight of these awesome twins would always fascinate me. And I believe that I'm not alone in admiring the beauty of these majestic towers.

At night time, when the towers are beautifully lit up, they are to me somehow, someway represent the largest ever man-made beacons in the Malay Archipelago region. Or... may be in the whole wide world even?

The dramatic night lights of these twin towers surely would never fail to catch my breath away. Of course, the 'drama' played upon by those lights is further enhanced on the eves of festivals and celebration of national events.

I have made some simple researches recently about facts related to those lights of the Twins. Keep on mind that these facts are extracted from different sources on the net. Therefore, I could not really guarantee the authenticity of the data. I guess only KLCC knows the actual statistic & latest updates of these facts....



- the main luminaire on the Twins was a 4X18 watt 16 cell recessed T/Bar Low Bright louvered luminaire compliant to CIBSE LG 3 as a category 2 luminaire, suitable for VDU areas.

Unfortunately I'm not a technical savvy kind of person. So, I honestly don't know what the terms above are referring to. Instead, maybe you could tell me more about them...?

- the quantity of luminaires was 45,000 and all were supplied with electronic ballasts

- indeed, this was THE largest installation of electrone ballasts in the whole wide world!

- the complete electrical wiring system consists of no less than 160km of cables!

- there are more than 100,000 male & female connections

- using the 'Black Boxes' system: all supply lines for power & aircondition arrive in each room under the ceiling in the entrance area and are connnected via a 'Black Box'

- the interior lighting consist of about 60,000 pieces of ECG & more than 240,000 pieces of L18w/840

- the integrated energy-conservation concept of the towers is based on an innovative 'cool-recovery' system: uses heat from exhaust air to power the cooling of outside air as it enters the building. This system reduces the amount of energy required by almost 50%!


It is a fact that the daily cost of any mega-size and super-high building is almost beyond imagination. Whether it is the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai or the Al-Burj in Dubai the cost of maintaining these super-structures is huge. As for the PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, it is claimed (quoted from a source on the net) that it can reach up to US196,000... per day. So... errr... ermmm... let's not waste it away anyway. Together, let us celebrate the lights!

HAPPY DIWALI!