Thread by @CEEWIndia

What is the state of clean cooking #energyaccess in #India?

Based on #IRES2020, our study found that:
➡️Over 70% per cent of Indian households use #LPG as their primary cooking fuel
➡️85% have #LPG connections
➡️54% continue to use traditional solid fuels

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How has #LPGPriceHike affected consumption?
84% of households using traditional #solidfuels with #LPG cited high prices of LPG refills as a reason for stacking fuels. LPG prices have risen by 40% over the last 1 year.
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80% non-users cite the inability to afford #LPG – either bcz of connection cost or recurring expense on #fuel – as the reason for not having an #LPGconnection.
Using traditional solid fuels for cooking increases exposure to indoor #airpollution for such households.
#LPGPriceHike

What is the impact of #LPGPriceHike on household budgets?
An average #Indian household needs to spend a significant share of their overall monthly expenditure for exclusive #LPG use — 9.3% in #rural areas & 7.1% in #urban areas.

What are the other barriers to #LPG access?
➡️Absence of home delivery of LPG refills or delayed delivery is another deterrent to regular LPG use.
➡️Only half of the #rural LPG users get their refills home delivered.

Overall, the use of #LPG as the primary #cookingfuel increased from 28.5% in 2011 to 71% in 2020. LPG coverage and its use as a primary cooking fuel should be particularly improved in the #rural areas of #Bihar, #Jharkhand, #MadhyaPradesh, #Odisha & #WestBengal.

How can India ensure sustained #LPG use?
➡️Expand #LPG connections under PMUY 2.0
➡️Provide targeted subsidies to make LPG consumption affordable
➡️Incentivise #rural distributors
➡️Link LPG programmes to social assistance or rural development schemes

📖Read our #newstudy, “State of Clean Cooking Energy Access in India”
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