Households, institutions, healthcare facilities, and businesses all engage in energy conservation practices for both cooking and lighting. Common practices include removing firewood from the stove to prevent continued burning and extinguishing charcoal after cooking for reuse later—behaviors observed across all user categories. For lighting, many switch off lights when not in use and make use of natural daylight to reduce electricity consumption. Further details are provided in Table 9 and Table 10.
Cooking | Households (%) | Institutions (%) | HCF (%) | Businesses (%) |
Pull out firewood out of the fire to prevent further burning | 88.73 | 97.56 | 50.00 | 56.36 |
Put out charcoal when done cooking for future use | 52.94 | 51.22 | 44.44 | 45.45 |
Cover cooking area to prevent heat loss | 20.1 | 21.95 | 30.56 | 20.00 |
Use an improved cookstove for less consumption of energy | 11.03 | 12.2 | 19.44 | 20.00 |
Other | 1.47 | 2.44 | 22.22 | 27.27 |
Households, institutions, healthcare facilities, and businesses all engage in energy conservation practices for both cooking and lighting. Common practices include removing firewood from the stove to prevent continued burning and extinguishing charcoal after cooking for reuse later—behaviors observed across all user categories. For lighting, many switch off lights when not in use and make use of natural daylight to reduce electricity consumption. Further details are provided in Table 9 and Table 10.
Lighting | Households (%) | Institutions (%) | HCF (%) | Businesses (%) |
Switch off lights when not in use | 84.8 | 87.8 | 97.22 | 96.36 |
Open doors and windows for natural lighting | 60.29 | 68.29 | 58.33 | 52.73 |
Fewer hours of lighting | 23.53 | 24.39 | 33.33 | 21.82 |
Other | 0.74 | 0 | 2.78 | 1.82 |
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