Fuel Conservation at Home

Conservation at home

Customers are recommended a switchover to Nutan gas stove or Nutan wick stove developed by Indian Oil and aimed at fuel conservation.

• While cooking, use wide bottom vessels with covers.


• Allow food articles, taken out of the refrigerators to attain room temperature before cooking them.
• Soak cereals and dais for sometime before cooking. This reduces the cooking time as well as the fuel consumption.


• Use just sufficient water for cooking.


• Pressure cookers, used with separators, lead to substantial fuel saving.

Reduce flame by bringing the burner knob to the simmer position, as soon as the water starts boiling. Try to eat together, to avoid repeated warming of food. This not only saves fuel, but also preserves the nutritional value of food. Light the flame only after all preparations have been made, and the vessel is ready to be put on the stove. Use hot water from solar water heaters for cooking if the facility is available. Try to use a solar cooker, if facility and time permit. In the rural sector, use of gobar gas plants, would be an excellent fuel conserving technique. If feasible, the use of electric hot plates could also be a fuel-saving tip.

Indian Oil R&D's " Rashmi Nutan " A fuel efficient lamp

Kerosene for illumination

• Once again a switch-over to Nutan Hurricane Lanterns developed by Indian Oil, both for better illumination & fuel conservation, is recommended.


• Also recommended, is the use of electric lamps or solar lanterns, if feasible.