Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Supply and Demand for Cooking in Northern Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19528565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba (0000-0002-7101-769X, Navrongo Health Research Centre), Maxwell Dalaba, Rex Alirigia (University of Colorado Boulder), Elise Mesenbring (University of Colorado Boulder), Evan Coffey (0000-0001-5511-9111, University of Colorado Boulder), Zachary Brown (0000-0003-1301-4420, North Carolina State University), Michael Hannigan (0000-0002-9877-9459, University of Colorado Boulder), Christine Wiedinmyer (0000-0001-9738-6592, University of Colorado Boulder), Abraham Oduro (0000-0002-4191-7419, Navrongo Health Research Centre), Katherine L Dickinson (0000-0001-6390-200X, Colorado School of Public Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 716-728 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | EcoHealth (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1612-9202 • E-ISSN: 1612-9210 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10393-018-1351-4 |
| PMID | 30109459 |
| OpenAlex | W2886333690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 12 |
Like many other countries, Ghana relies on biomass (mainly wood and charcoal) for most of its cooking needs. A national action plan aims to expand liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) access to 50% of the country's population by 2020. While the country's southern urban areas have made progress toward this goal, LPG use for cooking remains low in the north. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to characterize the current state of the LPG market in this area and examine opportunities and barriers to scale up LPG adoption. We interviewed 16 LPG suppliers (stove, cylinder, and fuel vendors) as well as 592 households in the Kassena-Nankana Districts (KND) of Ghana. We find large rural-urban differences in LPG uptake: less than 10% of rural households own LPG stoves compared with over half of urban households. Awareness of LPG is high across the region, but accessibility of fuel supply is highly limited, with just one refilling station located in the KND. Affordability is perceived as the main barrier to LPG adoption, and acceptability is also limited by widespread concerns about the safety of cooking with LPG. Transitioning to a cylinder recirculation model, and providing more targeted subsidies and credit options, should be explored to expand access to cleaner cooking in this region
Agricultural economics · Business · Economics · Environmental health · Liquefied petroleum gas · Natural resource economics · Population · Rural area · Stove · Subsidy · Waste management · Advanced battery technologies research · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |