Its increasing dependence on imported energy resources is the crux of the problem.
The problem faced by every household due to the shortage of LPG - the preferred cooking fuel - is the most urgent to be resolved. No doubt LPG is an attractive and convenient cooking fuel. But such benefits come at a cost, and as seen at present, even those who are ready to pay the price cannot access it.Innovators have independently developed several models of cooking stoves that use coconut shell charcoal, which broadly resolve the problems encountered with early designs of wood-burning stoves such as smoke and soot, and controllability to match the cooking methods of Sri Lankans.
It is important to note that the option of using fuel wood directly is still open to those who have well ventilated kitchens.