I. Introduction
Street lights are lamps mounted on a post for the main purpose of illuminating the environment during the night time. It is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. In today’s world, street lighting is a major requirement for the avoidance of accidents and general safety along the roads [1]. Street lighting is one of the major infrastructures that demand a lot of power. The demand for power is one challenge that will continually concern developing countries. It is therefore pertinent for the government to look into more efficient ways of powering street lights. There is need for sustainable energy supply and this necessitates the exploration of available energy sources. Among these, renewable resources are most sought after. Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources (i.e) sun, wind, rain, tides, and can be generated again and again as and when required. They are abundantly available and by far the cleanest sources of energy available on the planet [2]. Besides energy efficiency concerns, this research is majorly focused on addressing the issues of vandalisation which have plagued the government installed solar street lights over the years. Overall, this work is centred on developing energy efficient and environmentally friendly street lighting system that has functionalities to combat vandalisation.