Natural gas import bill declines 9.4% to $4.8 billion in April-July

Decline In Consumption

- Arunima Bharadwaj

INDIA'S NATURAL GAS import bill fell 9.4% to $4.8 billion during the first four months of FY26, compared with $5.3 billion in the same period of FY25, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

The country imported 11,534 million standard cubic meters (mmscm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the period, reflecting a 12.4% decline from April-July FY25.

In July alone, the import bill dropped 20% to $1.2 billion compared with July 2024. Import volumes for the month also fell 20% to 2,946 mmscm from the year-ago period.