Graduation Date
Summer 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Science degree with a major in Environmental Systems, option Energy, Technology, and Policy
Committee Chair Name
Dr. Arne Jacobson
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Nick Lam
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Third Committee Member Name
Dr. Ramesh Adhikari
Third Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Subject Categories
Environmental Systems
Abstract
Nepal imports nearly 260,000 tons of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and other fossil fuels annually from India. This fuel dependency is one of the main reasons for Nepal’s trade deficit with India. The Government of Nepal has recently started promoting electric induction stoves for cooking as an alternative to LPG. Induction stoves are pollution free at the point of use, and they are meant to reduce Nepal's dependence on LPG.
This study includes a cost-benefit analysis for replacing LPG stoves with induction stoves for households in rural areas of Kavre District, Nepal. The study involved the use of data for LPG and electricity consumption for households that use LPG and have not yet adopted induction stoves. It includes the estimated expected post-adoption (future) electricity consumption based on the cooking energy associated with the existing (pre-adoption) LPG usage.
The results show that about two-thirds of households in the study would not benefit economically from the adoption of electric induction stoves if there is no subsidy on the electricity. The amount of subsidy would depend on baseline electricity consumption and the LPG usage of the households. Future analysis of the economics of a transition to induction cooking could be improved through the collection of more precise data on LPG consumption, baseline electricity consumption, LPG prices, and the economic discount rate.
Citation Style
APA
Recommended Citation
Dahal, Grishma Raj, "Cost-benefit analysis of replacing LPG stoves with induction stoves in rural households of Kavre district Nepal" (2020). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 412.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/412