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Stovers, <br>
<br>
FYI. Attached is an update about the LPG program in India,
entitled:
<blockquote type="cite">Comments on the National LPG Programme of
India<br>
Kirk R. Smith and Ajay Pillarisetti</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">[They]
discuss two of the three major issues slowing usage of LPG by
the poor in India and how the new national programme attempts
to deal with them: upfront costs and reliability of
refills. In a later post, we will discuss the third major
barrier, the cost of refills for poor families.</span></i></blockquote>
<br>
The references to stove stacking and people using solid biomass fuel
stoves (e.g., wood) do not include any TLUD micro-gasifiers, which
are still all concentrated in West Bengal. SOMEDAY (not yet) there
will be sufficient LPG and TLUD stoves in the same area for
comparisons to be made.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
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