Natural gas import rises 13% in FY25

Increased Shipments

- Arunima Bharadwaj

INDIA'S NATURAL GAS import bill rose by 13% to $15.2 billion in FY25, up from $13.4 billion in FY24, driven by a surge in consumption, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). In March, the import bill climbed 8.3% year-on-year to $1.3 billion.

The country imported 36,699 million standard cubic meters (mmscm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during FY25, a 15.4% increase over the previous fiscal year.