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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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920661600750772102/Cooking-with-Electricity-A-Cost-Perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34566 |
| Summary: | 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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