ABSTRACT
‘Energy transition’ is a term that has become an intrinsic part of mainstream discussions around energy. At a global level, International Energy Agency’s Energy Access Outlook 2017 estimates that by 2030, 2.3 billion people will lack access to clean cooking facilities. While ‘fuel stacking’ in the context of cooking energy is conventionally used more as an indication of progression along the fuel ladder, there is no reason for the rural users to restrict themselves to one primary cooking fuel or device only. One way of addressing the last mile accessibility challenge is to move to cooking solutions that are not dependent on fuels transported long-distance; for instance cooking devices run on electricity. Fortunately in India, the first phase of this transition has already begun through ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ by actually providing Liquefied Petroleum Gas connections to 50 million below poverty line households.
