Centre urges households, industry to shift from LPG to induction cookstoves, PNG, electric furnaces as oil tops $100

With global crude oil prices surging past $100 per barrel amid the West Asia crisis, the government has begun nudging households and industries to shift to alternative energy sources as it seeks to ease pressure on domestic fuel supplies and reduce dependence on imports.

Amid concerns over availability of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), consumers have been encouraged to move to electric cookstoves and piped natural gas (PNG), while industries reliant on commercial LPG have been asked to move to PNG and electric furnaces.