Switching Towards LPG: Indian Household Perspectives

Rahul Ranjan () and Sudershan Singh ()
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Rahul Ranjan: Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Sudershan Singh: People’s Foundation of Research, Action and Development

Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2023, vol. 21, issue 2, No 8, 417-435

Abstract: Abstract The study examines the patterns of domestic energy consumption and fuel preference for cooking by households in rural and urban India over the past two and a half decades to track the progress towards the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and clean and modern cooking fuel. The fuel mix of households has been changing with an increase in income and infrastructure over time. The relatively affluent households tend to use cleaner fuels in larger proportions in their cooking fuel mix. The change is more visible in urban areas. In rural areas, the use of firewood, considered a harmful traditional fuel, for cooking purposes is still prevalent. This is due to the easy, cheap/and free availability of firewood in these areas. Logistic regression has been applied to determine the probability of LPG being the main source of cooking by households and the factors which, over time, influence the choice. The results show that the preference for LPG increases with an increase in the education level of members of a household, along with affordability.

Keywords: Energy consumption; Homegrown firewood; LPG; Logistic regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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