Assessing the Gas Market Potential in India

KAPSARC, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
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Abstract: India faces a pressing energy shortage. Despite rapid economic development, a large section of the population has little or no access to electricity, while the cost, reliability and availability of power constrain growth and investment in key sectors. As a result of this unmet demand, India has the potential to become one of the world’s largest consumers of natural gas. The commodity offers the government a cost-effective and environmentally sound answer to the country’s rising energy needs — yet the gas sector has struggled since 2010. The main obstacles to increasing the share of gas in the energy mix are a slowdown in domestic production, pricing and allocation issues, inefficient regulatory practices, and inadequate infrastructure.

Keywords: City Gas; India; Natural Gas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2019-03-08
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DOI: 10.30573/KS--2020-WB03

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