In 2022-23, India’s LPG consumption was 28.5 million tons (MT) and production was 12.8 MT. At over 41.1 percent, LPG imports accounted for the largest share of petroleum product imports in 2022-23. Domestic LPG consumption accounted for over 89 percent of total consumption. The adoption of LPG by low-income households …
Major gaps in knowledge are limiting better targeting of energy access subsidies in India. The latest distributional analyses of energy consumption subsidies—that is, how benefits are shared across different income groups—are based on 2011 census data that are now significantly dated. This report identifies a number of specific targeting interventions …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG, 08/07/2019. State/UT-wise details of LPG consumers as on 01.06.2019 are at Annexure. Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) makes allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS) Kerosene on quarterly basis to States/UTs. Further distribution of PDS Kerosene …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) , 01/07/2019. State/UT-wise details of LPG connections released including LPG connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) are at Annexure.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Subsidy Under PMUY, 01/07/2019. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries get subsidy under PAHAL Scheme. The applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank account of beneficiaries. Effective 1st June 2019, the subsidy amount on domestic LPG in Delhi market is Rs 240.13 …
Under the PMUY, 7.25 crore connections have already been issued since the programme was launched in May 2015. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, as part of its 100-day agenda, plans to achieve the target of issuing 8 crore liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala …
Study recommends that the scheme should move beyond benefits for women alone to change household behaviour The hidden truth of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY), being touted in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election campaigning as one of the big successes of the incumbent government, is that most rural …
New Delhi: Auto LPG industry in the country has sought a reduction in GST rates on LPG conversion kits for automobiles from current 28 per cent to 5 per cent to boost vehicle conversions to the environment-friendly fuel. Indian Auto LPG Coalition, the apex industry body for auto LPG in …
This paper investigates the role of ‘social spillovers’ – people learning from and imitating the behaviour of other people – in the adoption of new technologies, with a focus on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in India. The authors explore whether Indian households might be more likely to adopt LPG in …
Despite extremely high exposure to indoor air pollution from biomass burning, 63 per cent of rural households continue to use firewood, dung cakes and agricultural residue as the primary fuel for cooking finds this new report released by CEEW. The Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity – Survey of …
Adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a clean cooking solution is lagging behind Kenya's 2030 development goal, despite several government initiatives along the LPG value chain. Until now, the government's strategy focused on reducing the cost of LPG and increasing its use among lower-income Kenyans. Sustainable uptake may be …
ADVOCACY on the use of energy saving of fuel efficient stoves has always focused on rural areas where presumably almost all residents, (approximately 90 percent of all households) use firewood for cooking. However, environmentalists think there should be a change of approach and focus on urban areas where the consumption …
Kenya is considering a series of legal and regulatory reforms to boost the uptake of clean energy, a senior government official said on Thursday. John Munyes, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, told a petroleum forum in Nairobi that a new draft legal notice will enhance regulations …
This study examines the expected mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHG) and black carbon (BC) emissions associated to the transition from traditional biomass to clean fuels and clean woodburning cookstoves (CCS) in the Mexican residential sector for the period 2014-2030. We developed a spatial-explicit model at a county-level to understand the …
Ujjwala Yojana was launched on May 1, 2016 at Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh and has so far covered 47.3 million consumers in 715 districts Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship project Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is set to provide 50 million free cooking gas connections by August 15, seven …
Delhi government has mandated the use of only cleaner fuels and barred all toxic and polluting fuels. According to the notification by Delhi Pollution Control Committee, only Bharat Stage VI compliant petrol and diesel with 10 ppm sulphur, CNG, LPG, biogas, aviation fuel, energy from waste, charcoal for limited use …
Kenya is developing a law to promote the uptake of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in order to reduce dependence on fossils fuels, the energy regulator said on Friday. Robert Pavel Oimeke, Director General of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), told journalists in Nairobi that despite the numerous benefits of LPG …
India’s efforts in providing energy access to those without it have come in for praise by the International Energy Agency (IEA). “India is clearly a success story,” say Bruce Murphy, IEA India Programme Manager, and Hannah Daly, World Energy Outlook analyst, in a commentary onenergy access. They said that since …
The central government’s flagship programme to provide free liquefied petroleum gas connections has been in operation for two years, providing more than 3.5 crore free LPG connections to poor women. This much-needed scheme is a major step to reduce indoor air pollution, drudgery faced by women, and one that promises …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has distributed 10 crore LPG connections in four years, including four crore free to poor women of which 45 per cent beneficiaries have been Dalits and tribals resulting in a “big social transformation”. Underling his government’s pro-poor credentials, Modi also took a …
Launched by PM Modi on May 1, 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women & children. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s signature Ujjwala Scheme came in for rich praise in a new WHO pollution report. The report nevertheless estimated that 9 …
