India, May 12 -- India's household electricity use is being reshaped by soaring demand for cooling.

Fans, air conditioners and coolers now consume 40% of residential power.

Overall use has nearly doubled in a decade.

The trend is driven by urban, affluent households, uneven access to efficient appliances and rapidly rising cooling needs in hot, dry regions.

Amid increasing heat every passing year, India's rising appetite for cooling appliances is rapidly reshaping household electricity demand. A new report showed that thermal comfort devices now account for the largest share of residential power consumption.

Cooling devices like fans, air conditioners and air coolers, account for 40 per cent of household electricity use among surveye...