Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective

Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective

Cooking with electricity could make a significant contribution to achieving Sustainable Development Goal No.7 by simultaneously enabling cost-effective access to modern energy and clean cooking, and proposing the steps needed to realize this opport...

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Main Author: Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CLEAN COOKING TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRICITY
BIOMASS FUEL
EFFICIENT APPLIANCE
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTRICITY GRID
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ENERGY DEMAND
ECOOKING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920661600750772102/Cooking-with-Electricity-A-Cost-Perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34566
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spelling okr-10986-345662021-05-25T09:51:39Z Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective Energy Sector Management Assistance Program CLEAN COOKING TECHNOLOGY ELECTRICITY BIOMASS FUEL EFFICIENT APPLIANCE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY GRID ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ENERGY DEMAND ECOOKING Cooking with electricity could make a significant contribution to achieving Sustainable Development Goal No.7 by simultaneously enabling cost-effective access to modern energy and clean cooking, and proposing the steps needed to realize this opportunity. Five case studies are presented, comparing the current and projected costs to the consumer of a range of electric cooking (eCooking) solutions with current expenditures on cooking fuels. The findings show that eCooking can be a cost-effective option for some consumers in both off-grid and grid-connected settings and is likely to become increasingly viable in the near future. The use of energy efficient eCooking appliances can challenge the widespread perception that electricity is too expensive for cooking in developing country contexts. Innovative financing and delivery models are vital in making eCooking devices affordable. This will hinge upon private sector willingness—in particular solar companies, mini grid operators, and utilities—to adopt the technology as part of the services offered to customers. Unlocking these emerging opportunities could enable transformative impact for the 2.8 billion people still cooking with biomass. This will take concerted global effort to create an enabling environment that can facilitate the integration of electric cooking into electrification planning and renewable energy investments. 2020-10-05T17:23:18Z 2020-10-05T17:23:18Z 2020-09-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920661600750772102/Cooking-with-Electricity-A-Cost-Perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34566 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
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topic CLEAN COOKING TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRICITY
BIOMASS FUEL
EFFICIENT APPLIANCE
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTRICITY GRID
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ENERGY DEMAND
ECOOKING
spellingShingle CLEAN COOKING TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRICITY
BIOMASS FUEL
EFFICIENT APPLIANCE
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTRICITY GRID
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ENERGY DEMAND
ECOOKING
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
description Cooking with electricity could make a significant contribution to achieving Sustainable Development Goal No.7 by simultaneously enabling cost-effective access to modern energy and clean cooking, and proposing the steps needed to realize this opportunity. Five case studies are presented, comparing the current and projected costs to the consumer of a range of electric cooking (eCooking) solutions with current expenditures on cooking fuels. The findings show that eCooking can be a cost-effective option for some consumers in both off-grid and grid-connected settings and is likely to become increasingly viable in the near future. The use of energy efficient eCooking appliances can challenge the widespread perception that electricity is too expensive for cooking in developing country contexts. Innovative financing and delivery models are vital in making eCooking devices affordable. This will hinge upon private sector willingness—in particular solar companies, mini grid operators, and utilities—to adopt the technology as part of the services offered to customers. Unlocking these emerging opportunities could enable transformative impact for the 2.8 billion people still cooking with biomass. This will take concerted global effort to create an enabling environment that can facilitate the integration of electric cooking into electrification planning and renewable energy investments.
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author Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
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title Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
title_short Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
title_full Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
title_fullStr Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Cooking with Electricity : A Cost Perspective
title_sort cooking with electricity : a cost perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920661600750772102/Cooking-with-Electricity-A-Cost-Perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34566
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