New cooking system runs of solar, can substitute LPG

A new solar cooking system, developed by Indian Oil’s Research and Development wing, is currently being tested at 60 locations in the country, and its use is likely to be scaled up soon.

Speaking at a demonstration on the indoor solar cooking system, called Surya Nutan, Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, said, “This is a revolutionary step, a complete paradigm shift. If the idea is taken forward well and if there is commercial exploitation, the private sector will join in. There are so many households, the cost will come down.”