Kumar, Rajeev and Majumdar, Rudrodip
(2026)
Evaluation of Energy Transition Readiness in the Residential Cooking Sector Among the Low and Medium-Income Households in Bengaluru.
In:
Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth: Proceedings of ICRP 2024 Vol 2. edited by Hasmat Malik, et.al.
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 6667))
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Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 349-370.
ISBN 978-981-95-3389-3
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| Abstract: |
A surge in 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 medium-income 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-medium-income households, ensuring a better quality of life for a large population in the country. |
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Book Chapter
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| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy and Environment |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
02 Mar 2026 10:59 |
| Last Modified: |
03 Mar 2026 11:43 |
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3389-3_31 |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3252 |
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