{"id":1886,"date":"2026-07-30T19:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centauriweb.hu\/en\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:13:43","slug":"budapest-switch-off-decorative-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centauriweb.hu\/en\/budapest-switch-off-decorative-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Budapest to switch off decorative lighting during Paks nuclear plant shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Budapest to switch off decorative lighting during Paks nuclear plant shutdown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After MAVIR called on<\/a> large consumers to voluntarily reduce their electricity usage, Gergely Karacsony, Budapest’s mayor, has ordered Budapest Public Utilities to prepare for the shutdown of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant by not turning on decorative lighting at over 300 buildings under its management for the duration of the outage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

„Budapest must do its part in energy conservation, and significant amounts of energy can be saved by forgoing decorative lighting, especially during this critical period of energy consumption,” he wrote on Facebook on 30 July, stressing that the measure does not affect street lighting. He also urged the owners of private buildings with decorative lighting to follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

„The cityscape may be a little plainer for a while, but more energy will be available for essential purposes – and right now, nothing is more important than that,” he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hungarian TSO calls for voluntary cuts from large energy consumers<\/a><\/blockquote>