1. Buildings-to-grid ecosystem for the clean energy transition existing built space in Punjab. This growth reinforces the importance of improving avoid locking in inefficiencies in buildings for decades to come, thereby lowering Until the late 2010s, most cooking in India employed traditional solid fuels, which life. Since 2016, the Pradhan Mantri Uiiwala Yojana programme has provided than 103 million households, helping make LPG the country's primary cooking have provided a similar push toward electric cooking. electricity demand in buildings. Household ownership of air conditioners (ACs) in Japan. However, cooling demand in India is projected to grow significantly in the coming years as incomes rise and temperatures increase. In 2024 alone, nearly 14 million ACs were sold in the country, and it is expected that a further 130- 150 million units is estimated to be added between 2025 and 2030.