India loses 6.2 million LPG customers in months as Iran war hits Gulf supplies
India's domestic LPG customer base has contracted by 6.2 million households between April and August due to supply disruptions caused by the US-Iran conflict. Oil companies have tightened connection issuance as the Gulf region, which supplies 90% of India's LPG, faces instability.
Why it matters
The decline in LPG access threatens energy security for millions of low-income households and marks a reversal of a decade-long expansion in clean cooking fuel adoption.
The US-Iran war has hit LPG imports and as a result India's domestic LPG customer base has declined for the first time in more than a decade. Around 6.2 million households have dropped off between April and August. The contraction came as the Iran war disrupted supplies, prompting oil companies to stop issuing new connections and tighten checks on existing customers.The decline has taken place against the backdrop of the Iran war and its impact on LPG availability from the Gulf region. Before the war, the region accounted for around 90% of India's LPG imports.LPG connections dropOil ministry data showed that active domestic LPG customers stood at 327.7 million at the beginning of September, down from 333.9 million at the start of April.
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