Community participation in household energy programmes: a case-study from India

Rouse, Jonathan

doi:10.1016/s0973-0826(08)60310-5

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“…Where possible, women were interviewed to give a more accurate representation of energy use in the household [23,34,35]. Interviews typically lasted 20 to 40 minutes and in total 51 households were surveyed, representing a total population of 553 people.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Traditional stoves fueled by firewood, cattle dung, crop waste or other biomass sources are used to meet the cooking needs of hundreds of millions of Indians, particularly in remote areas [19,20]. Pollutants from these stoves are known to cause bronchitis, heart disease, pulmonary tuberculosis and asthma [21,22] but continue to be used despite the negative effects of their black carbon emissions being known to the people using them, who are almost exclusively women [6,23,24]. Furthermore, the drudgery of fuel collection for traditional stoves takes an average of one hour or more every day in India, whilst cooking times extend to an additional four [24,25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Data used to inform decisions on meeting user demands is often based on national-level survey data of households and focuses in particular on income levels, which may not be the best indicator of the willingness and ability of users to use modern energy sources [11,27]. The need for a detailed understanding of the situation of rural communities, in the context of energy access and in a way that can be utilised by researchers and policymakers, is clear [23,27]: this is the goal of this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Analysis of energy access and impact of modern energy sources in unelectrified villages in Uttar Pradesh

Sandwell

Chambon

Saraogi³

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Energy for Sustainable Development

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Bringingaccesstomodernenergysourcestothepoorestinsocietyisakeygoalofmanypolicymakers,businesses andcharities,butinorder tobea success projects and schemesmust be foundedonaccuratedata. We undertook a survey of energy demand and usage patterns in households in unelectri fi ed villages in Uttar Pradesh, India to assess access to and utilisation of energy sources for lighting and cooking. The times of usage were recorded and analysed and the effect on usage patterns of transitioning from traditional to modern energy sources is assessed. We quantify the cost and greenhouse gas emissions of current energy use in order to provide a benchmark of potential mitigation through the use of renewable energy technologies: a typical household with kerosene lamps only for lighting spends INR 3243 (US$50.67) and emits 381 kgCO 2eq per year; households withmoderncookingenergyspend17%morethroughincreasedusage,butemit28%lessgreenhousegasescom- pared to those with traditional stoves only. Cell phone ownership was found to be 50% amongst adults. We use demographic and utilisation data to construct an hourly demand pro fi le of basic electricity demand extrapolated to each month of the year, and present an example of aspirational demand assess the impact of desirable appli- ances. A Monte Carlo simulation is used to highlight the daily and seasonal variation in total energy and power demand. A hybrid system, with solar power and battery storage meeting daytime demand and higher-capacity diesel- or biomass-powered generation meeting the remainder during evening peaks and winter months, would satisfy demand most effectively

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Section: Percentage Of Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Analysis of energy access and impact of modern energy sources in unelectrified villages in Uttar Pradesh

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“…An improved cookstove should be similar to the traditional one to perform the existing cooking practices [7]. Understanding and accommodation of the users' practice to design an improved cookstove are very important for effective adoption and correct utilization of technology [28], even at the expense of not achieving the best efficiency [19,29]. (4) Other uses: Improved cookstoves do not usually cater to a few other uses and benefits that are sometimes derived from cookstoves such as lighting, space heating, reduction of insects and pests, and drying of thatched roof [30].…”

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“…(6) Commercialization and dissemination: In many successful programs, the stove dissemination has been an independent entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs generally need technical assistance in designing the stoves and in marketing them to local people [6,29]. A well-designed promotion strategy involves informing the local people about the benefits associated with the improved stoves through a network of local volunteer organizations, television advertisements, or demonstration sites [20].…”

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Development of a fuel efficient cookstove through a participatory bottom-up approach

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Background: Since 1940s, other than a few success stories, the outcomes of efforts of development and dissemination of improved cookstoves a have not been so fruitful. This paper presents a bottom-up approach that was successfully implemented to develop a fuel-efficient cookstove in a tribal village that has resulted in a substantial reduction in firewood consumption. Method: The approach ensured people's participation at multiple stages of the process that started from project selection by capturing people's needs/desires and studying the existing cooking practice to understand its importance in the local context. The performance of the cookstoves was evaluated by modifying a standard Water Boiling Test to accommodate the existing cooking practice. The improvement of the cookstove was achieved by fabricating a simple twisted tape assembly that could be placed on it without changing the existing cookstove. Results: The optimization of the twisted tape device was first carried out in the laboratory and then implemented in the field. The field-level tests resulted in reduction of firewood consumption by around 21% which is a substantial improvement for such a device. It was also found that the improvement reduced soot b accumulation by around 38% and time of cooking preparations by around 18.5%. Conclusion: Overall, a bottom-up and participatory process that not only addressed people's perceived needs but also ensured no changes in the existing cooking practice while providing an easy, low cost (around US$1.25) c , and locally manufacturable solution led to a highly successful improvement in the local cookstove that was accepted easily by the villagers.

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Solid fuel users’ perceptions of household solid fuel use in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

McCarron

Uny

Caes

et al. 2020

Environment International

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Community participation in household energy programmes: a case-study from India

Cited by 7 publications

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Analysis of energy access and impact of modern energy sources in unelectrified villages in Uttar Pradesh

Analysis of energy access and impact of modern energy sources in unelectrified villages in Uttar Pradesh

Development of a fuel efficient cookstove through a participatory bottom-up approach

Solid fuel users’ perceptions of household solid fuel use in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

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