(a) whether the Petroleum Conservation ResearchAssociation (PCRA) has developed a new gas stove fordomestic piped natural gas (PNG);
(b) if so, the salient features thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to make thenew PNG gas stove available to consumers at anaffordable price at the earliest?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)
(a) & (b): A novel fuel efficient domestic cooking stove for Piped Natural Gas (PNG) has been developed by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) in collaboration with CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) Dehradun. This is the first product of its kind in the Country. Entire combustion system including burner, mixing tube, venture etc. has been customized in this new stove to handle PNG. The stove has been optimized to have the highest thermal efficiency. The newly developed PNG stove has a thermal efficiency of around 55% in comparison to the maximum efficiency of 40% for the modified LPG stoves presently being used on PNG by the domestic households.
(c): PCRA has been promoting this newly developed PNG stove which has a cost almost similar to normal LPG stove. PCRA has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under Ministry of Power for developing and implementing a model for marketing this new PNG stoveby EESLfor PNG customerson pan India basis.
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