Subsidized LPG Scheme and the Shift to Cleaner Household Energy Use: Evidence from a Tribal Community of Eastern India
Subsidized LPG Scheme and the Shift to Cleaner Household Energy Use: Evidence from a Tribal Community of Eastern India
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10.3390/su14042450
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2022-02-01
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3.9
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Managi, Shunsuke
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作者：
Kalli, Rajesh;Jena, Pradyot Ranjan;Managi, Shunsuke
传统燃料对环境和健康都有影响。从传统烹饪燃料向清洁烹饪燃料的过渡需要重大的公共政策行动。Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY)是印度为消除家庭能源贫困而推出的主要政策之一。过去的研究侧重于激励农村家庭采用清洁能源的驱动因素，并确定了发展中国家采用清洁能源的瓶颈。PMUY在规模和速度方面的成功对于向每个公民提供清洁能源燃料的国家努力至关重要。本研究侧重于两个目标。首先，我们调查了PMUY方案下液化石油气的采用和补充强度。第二，我们根据住户和其他人口统计特征，研究影响住户决定使用石油气作为煮食燃料的因素。经验结果表明，提供补贴的液化石油气接驳服务增长迅速。然而，每年平均每个受惠家庭有两个石油气气瓶，显示大部分受惠人未能为他们的石油气气瓶加气。受益家庭迅速注册液化石油气和有限补给之间的这种不平衡表明，继续使用传统的能源做饭。从在奥迪萨农村部落社区进行的初步调查中，我们注意到家庭收入和教育在采用液化石油气和继续使用液化石油气方面发挥了重要作用。此外，Logit和有序概率模型表明，自助小组的成员身份、可访问性和对液化石油气的认识是采用液化石油气的主要驱动因素。总而言之，政策制定者需要解决PMUY消费者重新灌装状态的挑战。此外，通过SHG对家庭进行健康益处教育，并在村级创造可获得性，可以积极增加液化石油气的使用。
Traditional fuels have both environmental and health impacts. The transition from traditional to clean cooking fuel requires significant public policy actions. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is one of the primary policies launched in India to eradicate energy poverty among households. Past studies have focused on the drivers that motivate rural households to adopt clean energy and identified the bottlenecks for adoption of clean energy in developing countries. PMUY's success in terms of scale and pace is critical in the national drive to provide access to clean energy fuel to each citizen. The present study focuses on two objectives. First, we investigate the intensity of adoption and refill of LPG under the PMUY scheme. Second, we use household and other demographic characteristics to examine the factors that influence households' decision on using LPG as a cooking fuel. Empirical results show that rapid growth has been witnessed in the provision of subsidized LPG connections. However, the annual average refill status stands at two LPG cylinders per beneficiary household indicating that the majority of the beneficiaries have failed to refill their LPG cylinders. This imbalance between rapid enrollment of LPG and limited refill among beneficiary households indicate the continued usage of traditional sources of energy for cooking. From the primary survey conducted in the rural tribal communities of Odisha, we observe that household income and education played a significant role in adoption of LPG and continued usage of LPG gas. Additionally, the logit and ordered probit models identify that membership in self-help groups, accessibility and awareness of LPG are the major adoption drivers. In conclusion, policy makers need to address the challenge of refill status among PMUY consumers. Further, educating households on health benefits through SHG and creating accessibility at village level can actively increase the usage of LPG.