Kumar, Rajeev and Majumdar, Rudrodip
(2024)
Evaluation of Energy Transition Readiness in the Residential Cooking Sector among the Low and Medium-Income Households in Bengaluru.
In: 3rd International Conference on Renewable Power (ICRP), March 28-29, 2024, MAIT, Delhi.
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| Abstract: |
A surge in the energy demand attributable to India’s rising population and economic growth has led to
concerns regarding the country’s energy security and carbon footprint. There is an urgent need to enhance the
efficiency of residential energy use and to shift progressively toward energy sources with a low-carbon footprint.
Currently, one of the major residential energy demands comes from cooking. District-level household surveys
have shown that liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is the dominant source catering to the energy demands for household
cooking. There is also a substantial presence of solid biomass in the residential cooking energy mix. Since biomass
burning has been widely recognized as a major source of household air pollution (HAP) and the country is
dependent on imports for sourcing LPG, there is an urgent need to formulate a national strategy that addresses the
issues of energy security, air pollution, and decarbonization simultaneously in an integrated and synergistic
manner. This study examines the readiness of the inhabitants of Bengaluru, a metropolitan city located in the state
of Karnataka in India, to shift to electricity-based residential cooking. The study also touches upon the critical
knowledge gaps regarding the energy transition from an established LPG-based ecosystem to the new electric
cooking ecosystem. Based on a household survey conducted in Bengaluru focusing on low-income and mediumincome
households, the study briefly discusses the complex interplay between culinary habits and sustainable
practices that would dictate the transition readiness in the residential cooking sector on a mass scale. It is
interesting to note that about 27% of the survey respondents mentioned experiencing power cuts every day, and
40% of the respondents indicated experiencing an hour-long load-shedding quite often. Also, about 42% of the
respondents mentioned hearing the sound of a transformer bursting before the power cuts. Such evidence
necessitates a relook into the sub-distribution infrastructure in the respective localities to examine the extent of
overloading and assess the need for infrastructure strengthening. A country-wide large-scale transition to
electricity-based cooking provides an opportunity to provide access to reliable electricity for low-to-mediumincome
households, ensuring a better quality of life for a large population in the country. |
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Conference or Workshop Item
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| Keywords: |
Energy Transition, Energy Security, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Carbon Footprint,
Electric Cooking, Electricity Access |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy and Environment |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
24 May 2024 10:19 |
| Last Modified: |
12 Aug 2024 04:40 |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2722 |
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