Ah, I see. I can understand a switch like that if they're trying to get the country standardized. Changing all your light bulbs could be a major headache, but it might be a good push to convert all your lighting to more efficient flourescent or LED if you haven't already done that.

Would a handful of adapter plugs - like tourists use when going to foreign countries - help any? Not for the big heavy power appliances or built-in lighting, but for little things. I know those were of use for my daughter when she too her 115v US devices over to 230v Australia for college study abroad.