Warehouse Lighting Installation Nepal: High Bay LED | SDR
Planning a godown retrofit? Warehouse lighting installation Nepal pricing with lux levels, energy savings and high bay LED costs. Quote from SDR 9801508528.
Warehouse lighting installation cost in Nepal
Warehouse lighting installation cost in Nepal in 2026 typically lands between Rs 4,500 and Rs 9,500 per high bay fixture installed for a standard 8–12 metre shed, and between Rs 180 and Rs 450 per square metre for a full retrofit including wiring changes. A 1,000 square metre godown in the Kathmandu valley — Balaju, Kalanki or Bhaktapur — therefore usually budgets Rs 2,00,000 to Rs 4,50,000 for a complete LED conversion with new distribution, while a smaller 300 square metre store can be done for Rs 70,000–1,50,000.
The spread depends on mounting height, fixture type, how much of the existing wiring can be reused, and whether the roof structure allows direct fixing or needs new tray routes. SDR Smart Design and Repair quotes warehouse projects as fixtures, drivers, wiring routes, installation labour and testing — each line visible, so you can compare against any other tender in Kathmandu.
- 100W high bay LED, 8–10m drop: Rs 4,500–8,000 per fixture installed
- 150W high bay LED, 10–12m drop: Rs 5,500–9,500 per fixture installed
- Linear LED batten for aisles: Rs 1,200–2,800 per fixture installed
- New lighting circuit in conduit or tray: Rs 180–400 per metre
- Distribution board extension for lighting: Rs 8,000–25,000
High bay vs linear LED: which fits your godown?
High bay vs linear is really a question of ceiling height and aisle layout. High bay UFO or bell-shaped fixtures throw light in a wide 60–90 degree cone from 8–12 metres, which suits open floors, racking tops and anywhere a forklift needs uniform light on the ground. Linear batten fixtures spread light along a narrower corridor and sit better under 4–6 metre ceilings, along packing benches and in narrow aisles where a round pattern would waste light on the walls.
For most Kathmandu godowns with clear-span roofs at 7 metres or more, high bay LED wins on lux per watt: fewer fixtures, less wiring and better uniformity between racking rows. Linear fixtures are cheaper per unit and easier to mount on existing shop fittings, so mixed layouts — high bays over the open floor, battens over packing tables — are common and often the cheapest path to the lux levels you actually need.
- High bay: 6–12m mounting, open floors and racking, wide beam
- Linear LED: 3–6m mounting, aisles and benches, narrow throw
- Mixed layout: high bays over floor, battens over work tables
- Both types ready for DALI or 0–10V dimming controls later
Lux levels for warehouse and godown lighting
Lux levels decide how many fixtures you buy, so it pays to set them before ordering. For warehouse lighting installation in Nepal we generally target 150–200 lux on storage floors and circulation routes, 200–300 lux at racking faces where labels must be read, 300–500 lux over packing and checking benches, and 150–200 lux at loading bays. Emergency lighting along escape routes runs separately at about 1 lux minimum along the path.
Under-lit godowns cause mispicks and slow forklifts; overlit ones waste electricity every hour the shed is open. A simple lux meter survey before design tells us the mounting height, the reflectance of your roof and how much daylight from roof sheets you can count on, and that removes the guesswork that inflates quotes. Our lighting designers run this as part of /services/lighting-design, then lay out the plan fixture by fixture.
- Storage floor and circulation: 150–200 lux
- Racking face and label reading: 200–300 lux
- Packing and checking benches: 300–500 lux
- Loading bay and yard gate: 150–200 lux
- Escape route emergency lighting: about 1 lux minimum
Energy savings in NPR with high bay LED Kathmandu retrofits
Here is the arithmetic that sells high bay LED Kathmandu retrofits: a 400W metal halide or 250W fluorescent high bay running 12 hours a day costs roughly Rs 17,500–19,000 a year per fixture at NEA slabs near Rs 13–14 per unit including demand charges. A 100W LED producing the same useful light costs about Rs 4,400–4,700 over the same year. That is roughly Rs 13,000–14,500 saved on a single fixture, before counting relamp labour and the scaffold hire old HID lamps needed every year.
On a 40-fixture godown the annual saving lands around Rs 5,00,000, which typically pays a full retrofit back in 10–18 months — often sooner if the old gear was oversized or left burning through the night. Industrial lighting electrician Nepal projects we completed in Balaju and Kalanki last year sat inside that payback window, and the same fixture-level comparison for smaller shops is written up at /blog/led-lighting-cost-nepal.
- 400W metal halide, 12h/day: about Rs 17,500–19,000 per year
- 100W LED at the same output: about Rs 4,400–4,700 per year
- Saving per replaced fixture: Rs 13,000–14,500 annually
- 40-fixture godown: around Rs 5,00,000 saved per year
- Typical retrofit payback: 10–18 months
Wiring routes, trays and switch positions
Wiring routes make or break a warehouse lighting budget. In a new shed we prefer galvanised perforated tray fixed to the purlins, with drops in conduit to each fixture and junction boxes that can be reached without a scaffold. Running loose cable across the roof space looks cheaper on day one and fails inspection — or worse, traps cable where nobody can reach it when a driver dies at height.
Switch positions matter operationally: local switches at each door, a master panel where the security desk sits, and contactor or DALI control for zones so the packing zone can run different hours from the storage zone. Every circuit is labelled at the board — lighting row A, high bay row B, emergency — so a tripped breaker at 6pm does not become a guess. Full power and lighting scope for the shed sits with /services/commercial-electrical, and fixture layout is handled by /services/lighting-design.
- Perforated tray on purlins, conduit drops to each fixture
- Accessible junction boxes — no buried splices above roof sheets
- Local door switches plus master panel and zoned control
- Circuit labels at the board for every lighting row
- Emergency lighting on its own marked circuit
What changes godown lighting cost Nepal quotes
The same 800 square metre godown can legitimately differ by 60% between quotes, and the variables are easy to list. Mounting height sets both fixture wattage and installation time: a 5-metre shed is a ladder job, a 12-metre shed needs scaffolding or a lift. Roof type decides the fixing method. Reuse of existing wiring, panel capacity for added circuits, and whether you want dimming or daylight harvesting all move the number.
Our recommendation is to compare quotes on lux level achieved and fixtures included, not on the lump sum alone. Ask each electrician for the fixture schedule — position, wattage, beam angle — and the wiring route drawing. If a quote skips both, you are not comparing the same project. SDR provides both with every warehouse tender, so the number you sign is the number you pay.
- Mounting height: ladder vs scaffold vs lift installation time
- Fixture quality: driver brand, warranty years, IP and IK rating
- Roof and structure: purlin fixing, chase work, tray lengths
- Controls: on/off only vs contactor zones vs DALI dimming
- Panel capacity: spare ways available or a new DB required
Get a warehouse lighting quote in Kathmandu
SDR Smart Design and Repair designs and installs warehouse and godown lighting across Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. Send your shed dimensions and a photo of the existing fittings to WhatsApp 9801508528 and you will get a fixture schedule, wiring route and itemised NPR price the same day — no vague lump sum, no surprise labour line at the end.
Reserve a site visit at /#booking in under a minute, or read /blog/led-lighting-cost-nepal first if you are still comparing fixture prices. Either way you get a lighting plan your electrician can build from and a payback estimate you can take to your accountant.
- Free lux and layout assessment from your shed dimensions
- Itemised NPR quote: fixtures, drivers, tray, labour, testing
- 30-day workmanship warranty on every installation
- Call or WhatsApp 9801508528 · book at /#booking
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