{UAH} Embrace use of cooking gas cylinders to reduce on environmental destruction

Embrace use of cooking gas cylinders to reduce on environmental destruction

The government of Uganda scrapped off the Value Added tax on cooking gas with the aim of driving clean energy affordability and sustainability.  

This made it easy and cheap for average Ugandans to use these gas cylinders for domestic use. Many companies in Uganda supply gas cylinders. Unfortunately, few people living in urban centers use these cylinders for cooking. Many continue to use charcoal, which has resulted into increased deforestation.

The price of cylinder gas compares well with that of charcoal. Cooking gas is relatively safe for both human usage and is environmentally-friendly. The increasing rate of deforestation in Uganda is being attributed to the increasing use of charcoal and firewood both in urban centers and rural areas.

Most people are not aware of these cooking gas cylinders and they have no idea on how they can be used. This has made them to continue using biomass for cooking and industrial use.

The government of Uganda, through the ministry of Energy, has to carry out sensitization and spread awareness about the use of gas cylinders and extend gas services to remote areas to increase use of clean energy. Gas cylinders should be provided in remote areas at affordable prices and gas-filling stations should be near the people for easy refill.

The government should also work with gas-supplying companies to provide these cylinders at affordable prices and allow the citizens to pay for them at reduced fees.

Gerald Barekye,

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"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"

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