Bridging the last mile: Accelerating access to cooking energy in India

While 'fuel stacking'in the context of cooking energy is conventionally used more as an indication of progression along the fuel ladder, there is no reason for the rural users to restrict themselves to one primary cooking fuel or device only. The fuel stacking then may very well be thought of as using multiple clean fuels/devices, contingent upon requirements and convenience. The transition could, therefore, be not to one, but to a combination of clean cooking solutions just like urban households that use LPG as well as electricity for cooking and use multiple electrical cooking appliances simultaneously.