Archive · 19 Aug 2026
India Races to Expand Piped Gas as Connections Run Dry
India uses a lot of cooking gas called LPG.
It buys 65% of this LPG from other countries.
Most of those imports depend on supplies from West Asia, where war has disrupted trade.
Because of this, the government wants people to use less LPG.
It is promoting PNG, or piped natural gas, as another cooking fuel.
PNG supplies have not been affected so far because India gets them from gas produced inside the country.
However, nearly one-third of PNG connections are reportedly running out of supply.
India is therefore trying to increase its piped-gas supply.
Nearly one-third of India’s PNG connections are reportedly running dry.
India imports 65% of its LPG requirement.
About 90% of India’s roughly $11 billion in LPG imports depends on West Asia.
The government is promoting alternative fuels to reduce cooking-gas consumption.
PNG supplies have avoided current disruptions because they are met by domestic natural-gas production.
- Who
- The Indian government and households using LPG or PNG.
- What
- India is trying to expand piped natural gas supply while promoting alternative fuels as LPG imports face supply risks.
- Where
- India, with LPG imports dependent heavily on West Asia.
- Why
- To reduce cooking-gas consumption and lessen India’s dependence on disruption-prone LPG imports.
- LPG import dependence
- India imports 65% of its LPG requirement.
- LPG import value
- India’s LPG imports are worth about $11 billion in total.
- West Asia dependence
- About 90% of total LPG imports depend on West Asia.
- PNG connections
- Nearly one-third of PNG connections are reportedly running dry.
- PNG supply source
- PNG requirements are currently met through domestic natural-gas production.
- Government response
- The government is promoting alternative fuels to reduce cooking-gas consumption.