State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is planning new tenders to procure half a million induction cookstoves in two phases to meet the rising demand for e-cooking appliances, official sources said on Thursday.
This move assumes significance in view of the West Asia crisis, which has hit LPG and the country’s natural gas supplies.
EESL has recently awarded a tender for one lakh induction cookstoves to cater to the rising demand and has also conducted the tender for induction-compatible utensils, after initial feedback from various state governments and customers, the official sources said.
“Looking at the overwhelming response of demand in the current market, EESL plans to float a fresh tender of over half a million pieces after consuming the current vendor’s quantity,” the sources told PTI.
EESL had launched the National Electric Cooking Program (NECP) in 2023.
Recently, there has been a sharp spike in electric induction stove prices due to surging demand amid an LPG .
