ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERN IN LAHAUL AND SPITI DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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2014
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UHF,NAUNI
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The present investigation entitled “Energy consumption pattern in Lahaul and
Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in Lahaul and Spiti blocks of the
district. The fuel consumption pattern indicated that the major fuels used were, wood
(49.53%), cowdung (32.26%), kerosene (9.39%) and LPG (8.74%). On basis of income,
maximum consumption of fuel wood was by household with monthly income of Rs.
4,000-8,000. LPG and cowdung were consumed maximum by income group of Rs.
8,000-16,000 per month. On basis of landholding fuelwood consumption was found
maximum for landholding size of 1-2 ha, cowdung and LPG were consumed more by the
income group of Rs. 8,000-16,000. On family size basis maximum fuel wood
consumption was noticed for household with <4 members, cowdung and LPG in 7-8
members, and kerosene also in family size with <4 member. More APL families
(80.91%) consume fuelwood for heating as compared to BPL families (76.0%) followed
by cowdung which is consumed more by BPL (19%) than APL (16.36%). The APL
families (84.09%) consume electricity for lighting as compared to BPL families (78%)
followed by kerosene which is consumed more by BPL (22%) than APL (15.91%).
People of tribal and remote area of the district place electricity as a first choice with
about (91%) people and kerosene with (9.38%) people preferring the same. (79.38%)
households consume fuelwood for heating followed by cowdung (17.19%), kerosene
(2.19%) and electricity (1.25%) households. The study revealed that annual fuel wood
consumption of the district was 905.2 tonnes all of which is being supplied by
government on subsidize rates. The annual kerosene consumption of the district worked
out to be 0.24 million liters. The annual LPG consumption of the district was estimated
to be 32.0 tonnes and mainly for cooking. The Co2
emission from burning of
conventional sources of energy worked out to be 2445.5 tonnes per annum in the district.
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