On 3/24/06, Ingrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hp claims to have successfully piloted the operation in 97 villages and is > rolling it out nation-wide.
There is a reason it still remains a pilot - (they are not rolling it out nation wide as far as I know). The cost of distributing gas cylinders to a village is very high. Almost as high as the cost of the gas in the cylinder itself. HP or any other gas retailer will need critical mass to penetrate the rural market. BioGas (literally B. S. Gas) is a much better alternative for rural India. After a one time investment, the unit operates pretty much solely with the skills of the villagers. > i'm sure caste dynamics are a constraint in many cases, but have no data on > whether/how they're dealing with that. If caste dynamics were not present they'd be able to operate a kibbutz style community kitchen. It's so much more cheaper in every which way to cook for the village as a whole than for each family to cook for itself. Cheeni
