rasvjetna centrala

English translation: (public) lighting plant

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Croatian term or phrase:rasvjetna centrala
English translation:(public) lighting plant
Entered by: bjuric2

12:45 Nov 15, 2017
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Croatian term or phrase: rasvjetna centrala
Edisonova tvrtka već je dotad osvjetljavala slavne zgrade od pariške opere do bavarskog teatra, no njemačka je vlada odbila preuzeti strasbouršku rasvjetnu centralu nakon nezgode u kojoj je, pri svečanom otvorenju novog kolodvora i nove centrale, došlo do kratkog spoja koji je urušio velik dio zida.
bjuric2
Local time: 22:08
(public) lighting plant
Explanation:
Kimberley, South Africa, was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and in Africa to have electric street lights - first lit on 1 September 1882 .[11] In Central America, San Jose, Costa Rica was the first city, the system was launched on August 9, 1884, with 25 lamps powered by a hydroelectric plant.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light

Netherlands-based Sustainder combines the production capacity of a former Philips lighting plant in Emmen, with Dazzletek, a leader in ...

http://sustainder.com/en/stories/the-start-of-sustainder

buildings, and direct the commissioners to establish a plant for public lighting,

https://books.google.ba/books?id=sZoMAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA388&lpg=P...
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(public) lighting plant


Explanation:
Kimberley, South Africa, was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and in Africa to have electric street lights - first lit on 1 September 1882 .[11] In Central America, San Jose, Costa Rica was the first city, the system was launched on August 9, 1884, with 25 lamps powered by a hydroelectric plant.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light

Netherlands-based Sustainder combines the production capacity of a former Philips lighting plant in Emmen, with Dazzletek, a leader in ...

http://sustainder.com/en/stories/the-start-of-sustainder

buildings, and direct the commissioners to establish a plant for public lighting,

https://books.google.ba/books?id=sZoMAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA388&lpg=P...

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Local time: 22:08
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