Saturday, 14 March 2026

LPG CRISIS : WE ARE AT THE CROSS-ROADS

 

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Subject: 


 "Project Solar Cooker" – 

A ₹ 37,000 Crore Solution to India’s LPG Crisis


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Shri Hardeep Singh Puriji :

Minister for Petroleum 


Respected Sir,


The current supply tightness and the ₹60 hike in domestic LPG prices (March

 2026) are symptoms of a systemic vulnerability. I am writing to urge a strategic

 pivot: 

Project Solar Cooker, a mission to transition 33 million households to solar

 cooking on a war footing.


As detailed in my long-running advocacy at :


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2026/03/making-best-of-bad-bargain.html,


 the technology (IIT-B SIX Stove / IOCL Surya Nutan) is ready. What is missing is

 the political will to bridge the price gap.


The  Irrefutable  Math:


  • The Problem: 

  • We spend over $ 2.7 Billion just on the import of 231 million cylinders for

  •  10% of our base LPG connections .


  • The Solution: 

  • A 50% subsidy (₹ 9,000) for solar cookers for these 33 million households.


  • The Result: 

  • Total investment of ₹ 29,700 Crore wipes out an annual recurring drain of

  • ₹ 37,000 Crore (Forex + Subsidies + Logistics).


Sir, 


The "deafening silence" since your distribution of pilot units in 2022 must be

 replaced by a National Mission


We cannot afford to wait for the next globalconflict to realize that our kitchens are

powered by foreign ports.

 

I request a 10-minute briefing to present the tabulated data and the 2026 "Solar

 vs. LPG" economic model.


With Regards,


Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai / www.IndiaAGI.ai / www.YourContentCreator.in


14 March 2026


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References :


WHITE PAPER : Project Solar Cooker 

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