Access to Affordable, Reliable, sustainable and Modern Energy
India’s Situation:
- India has world’s largest population without modern energy access
- 400 mn – No electricity
- 800 mn – traditional biomass to cook
Government Plans: 24 X 7 access electricity supply by 2022 to every household. For this there are plans for:
- New power plant
- Increased coal production
- Large renewable energy investment
- Strengthening Transmission and distribution infrastructure
Cooking fuel as Hazard:
- Indoor Air Pollution: 5-9 lakh deaths annually, main victims women & children
- Respiratory, Heart diseases
- Burden on women – Collecting fuel
- Environmental impact- black carbon, GHG
Need is:
- Efficient biomass stoves
- Replacing biomass with cleaner fuels
- Promote LPG (only 15% or rural household have adopted LPG)
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- Differentiated LPG subsidies based on income
- Strengthening LPG distribution network in rural areas