India meets half of its 195 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) of gas consumption through imports
NEW DELHI:
India has invoked emergency measures to divert gas supplies from non-priority sectors to key users after the disruption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a government notification said.
India meets half of its 195 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) of gas consumption through imports. The country was receiving about 60 mmscmd of gas from the Middle East prior to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Qatar’s declaration of force majeure.
Depending on gas availability, India will supply fuel in proportion to the average use over the last six months by priority sectors, the notification, issued late on Monday, said. The top priority is to supply 100% natural gas to households and automobiles for transport fuel.
The second priority is fertiliser plants, which will receive 70% of gas supply. Supplies to the tea industry, manufacturing, and other industrial consumers would be maintained at 80%, the government said. Small industrial and commercial clients, ranked fourth in priority, will receive 80% of the supplies.