energy audit
findings

Study on Energy assessment/audit in ISPWDK partners watershed area: MYRADA, SAMUHA,and PRAWARDA

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Findings of the study were:

• At least 90% of the energy consumption in rural households is from biomass.
• Predominance of the fuel wood and crop residue for cooking.
• Erratic power supply and un-electrified households lead to the use of traditional wick lamps, which have poor luminance.
• The soot from these lamps are harmful to health.
• People use considerable amount of Kerosene for lighting purpose, across all land-holding groups.
• Cooking devices used are traditional devices like chulhas. They not only consume more fuel wood, but women inhale the smoke emanated from the chulhas during cooking.
• The ventilation in the houses in the villages is very poor putting all family members to health risks through exposure to indoor pollution.
• Family members involved in the drudgery of collection of fuel wood are women and children.

Energy audit

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