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Economics of Household Cooking Using Electricity in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorMalla, Sunil
dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.contributor.authorHeger, Martin P.
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-01T16:20:28Z
dc.date.available2025-07-01T16:20:28Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe residential sector is one of the main consumers of energy in Nepal, with cooking being a major end-use. Unprocessed solid biomass fuels are the primary cooking fuels, with approximately 60% of households relying on them for their cooking needs. However, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is entirely imported, is being widely adopted in urban areas. Electricity, which is primarily based on hydropower, a clean domestic energy source, has been used for cooking in less than one percent of households. This paper examines the cost economics of alternative technologies and fuels or their combinations for household cooking across different topographical regions in Nepal from both private and social perspectives. It finds electricity, on average, cheaper than fossil fuels but costlier than biomass fuels from a private perspective. If the costs of local air pollutants, particularly PM2.5, are considered, electricity would be the cheapest option for cooking, except for biogas, which also has minimal external costs. The study also attempts to explore the wider economic benefits of substituting imported LPG with domestic hydropower for household cooking.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099324006302540761
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11157
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43403
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11157
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COOKING
dc.subjectFUEL CHOICES FOR COOKING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COOKING
dc.subjectNEPAL
dc.subjectELECTRIC COOKING
dc.titleEconomics of Household Cooking Using Electricity in Nepalen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-07-03T02:11:11.521420Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-07-01T15:05:16Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099324006302540761
okr.guid099324006302540761
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-686cabfc-60ae-4f9f-9161-f3a6d2ec12c0
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11157
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40027019
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40027019
okr.identifier.reportWPS11157
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.sectorFY17 - Other Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry
okr.sectorAgriculture, Fishing and Forestry
okr.themeFY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Pandemic Response,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Disease Control,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning
okr.themeFY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management,FY17 - Human Development and Gender,FY17 - Economic Policy
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Consumption
okr.topicEnergy::Fuels
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Technology Innovation
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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