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. #PressRelease: bit.ly/2Ynelyi
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.
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
In a new study, we examined how #greenhydrogen can help in cleaner steelmaking. We found that:
▶️9% blend of #green H2 in steel making would ⬇️India's emissions footprint by 68%
▶️This #greensteel would be competitive with upper range of conventional steel costs at current rates
If #greenhydrogen costs fell to 1.3-2.2 USD/kg from the current 4-4.5 USD/kg, steelmaking based entirely on #green H2 could break even with #coal-based processes in #India. Globally, electrolyser manufacturers have already committed to a green H2 cost of 1.5 USD/kg by 2025.
'A Multilateral Approach to Building a Global Hydrogen Economy' | Session with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy pscp.tv/w/dAcpOXR3LTMx…
📖 Read our studies: 1. Greening Steel: Moving to Clean Steelmaking Using Hydrogen and Renewable Energy - bit.ly/Green-Steel
2. Speed and Scale for Disruptive Climate Technologies: Case for a Global Green Hydrogen Alliance - bit.ly/G2H2Alliance
We are going to take up hydrogen on a large scale. We believe that #greenhydrogen prices will come down & will be competitive with grey hydrogen. The scale will bring the prices down: @RajKSinghIndia@mnreindia@MinOfPower
"Over 1/2 of the INR 5.8L CR stimulus announced today focused on our #MSME sector. 40% of India’s 450 mn informal workers are employed with MSMEs. The recovery of this sector is central to our economic resurgence & the workers' well-being," @GhoshArunabha#AatmanirbharBharat 2/n