Supply tension: People queue for LPG cylinders in Sant Ravidas Nagar, New Delhi on Friday | Photo credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson, raising concerns over India’s growing vulnerability in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies, on Friday questioned the Center on steps taken to address the current shortage amid global tensions. Speaking during the debate on the Finance Bill 2026 in the Rajya Sabha, he pointed out that India is now among the world’s largest consumers of LPG with an annual demand of nearly 31 million tonnes, but has barely enough storage capacity for three to four weeks.
He noted that nearly two-thirds of India’s LPG needs are imported, mostly from West Asia through the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz, leaving the country exposed to geopolitical upheavals. This dependence, he said, is a result of the government’s inability to diversify energy sources and the slow pace of building natural gas infrastructure such as pipelines and LNG terminals. The long-term non-utilization of the LNG terminal in Kochi was cited as an example.
Published – 29 Mar 2026 0:16 IST
