Energy Poverty in the UK and India
- Created by: Honor Anne
- Created on: 20-04-13 10:46
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- Energy poverty in 2 different Worlds
- India
- Becoming one of the fastest energy consumers
- This is mostly from 30% of the population in urban areas
- 70% of the population are in rural areas and they have little access to efficient energy
- They use wood and dung for Biomass in order to generate electricity, methane for cooking and create fertilisers for crops
- Becoming one of the fastest energy consumers
- The UK
- Energy is used mainly for heating and lighting
- 5 million Rural households are not connected to the mains Gas Network
- They rely on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
- LPG is more expensive than main Gas
- 5 million Rural households are not connected to the mains Gas Network
- Energy is used mainly for heating and lighting
- In general...
- 3 million people use Biomass to generate electricity worldwide
- 1.6 billion live without electricity
- There either isn't a supply network or it is too expensive to access
- India
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