LNG Summit 2021

The two day LNG summit in the national capital shed light upon the roadmap for the contribution of LNG in the powermix for the future. The summit touched upon the availability and affordability of the resources across the nation. Key players like Adani Total Pvt.Ltd., Seros Logistics, Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. shared their views on how a pipeline network must be created for an easy transport of LNG event in remote places. A virtual pipeline must be created made possible by cryogenic tanks to move the resource. Another key point was afford ability. The podium had a collective consensus about how significant penetration can only be achieved by making the resource affordable for the society’s lowest stature in order to create demand and drive the growth of LNG across the country. P.K. Pandey, Sr. Vice President of Marketing at Indraprastha Gas Ltd mentioned that the first LNG gas station of IGL will come up in Ajmer followed by Karnal. Shyam Gupta, Chief Manager at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. added that the company is planning an additional 1,000 LNG stations across the country. HPCL will set up one at Manesar. The stakeholders also discussed how policies play an important role in creating an ecosystem to aid in the sector’s growth.