Urban household energy use in Nagaland

Households depend on energy for various activities like cooking, lighting, heating, cooling, etc. Households in urban areas have a wide diversity of fuels to choose from. However, urban household energy consumption pattern in Nagaland remain poorly understood. The present study therefore aimed to provide a better understanding of households’ energy consumption pattern. Stratified random sampling design was used in selecting the households in order to capture the energy consumption patterns across income and household sizes. Data was collected using questionnaire from a total of 510 households. The findings suggested that households use multiple fuel combination, indicating that access to modern fuels did not replace traditional fuels. The per capita consumption of electricity was found to be 25 kilowatt hour per month and that of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), firewood, charcoal and kerosene was 2.87 kilogram, 22.44 kilogram, 0.06 litre and 0.426 kilogram respectively. It was further revealed that household income have positive impact on electricity and LPG consumption whereas household size is positively related to the consumption of LPG and firewood.