India cooks up LPG safety net: Govt fixes refinery-wise output targets
The Indian government has established mandatory LPG production targets for public and private refineries to bolster domestic supply security. This move follows significant import disruptions caused by geopolitical instability in the Middle East.
Why it matters
It highlights India's strategic shift toward energy self-reliance and supply chain resilience in response to global maritime trade vulnerabilities.
India, for the first time, has set production targets for individual public and private-sector refineries and upstream companies as it looks to build a stronger domestic supply system after the Middle East chaos disrupted imports.In an order issued earlier this week, the petroleum and natural gas ministry set maximum LPG production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies.Together, they can produce up to 63,810 tonnes of LPG a day, which is more than twice India's domestic LPG production in 2025-26 and about 70% of the country's daily consumption.The targets will apply whenever there is a shortage or disruption in supply.Reliance gets highest targetReliance Industries' older refinery has been given the highest target, at up to 18,000 tonnes of LPG a day.Eighteen refineries owned and operated by public-sector oil companies have been asked to produce a total of 31,470 tonnes a day.Reliance's 33-million-tonne-a-year domestic-tariff area (DTA) refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat,…
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