IndiaGasMarketReportOutlookto2030TheIEAexaminesthefullspectrumofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits32Membercountries,13Associationcountriesandbeyond.Thispublicationandanymapincludedhereinarewithoutprejudicetothestatusoforsovereigntyoveranyterritory,tothedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundariesandtothenameofanyterritory,cityorarea.Source:IEA.InternationalEnergyAgencyWebsite:www.iea.orgIEAMembercountries:AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaCzechRepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMexicoNetherlandsNewZealandNorwayPolandPortugalSlovakRepublicSpainSwedenSwitzerlandRepublicofTürkiyeUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesTheEuropeanCommissionalsoparticipatesintheworkoftheIEAIEAAssociationcountries:ArgentinaBrazilChinaEgyptIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingaporeSouthAfricaThailandUkraineINTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCYIndiaGasMarketReportAbstractOutlookto2030PAGE|3AbstractIndia'sdynamiceconomicgrowth,coupledwithrapidurbanisationandindustrialisation,issettosignificantlytransformitsentireenergymarket,includingnaturalgas,inthecomingyears.Thisreport,basedonextensivedialogueswithkeyIndianstakeholders,providestheInternationalEnergyAgency’s(IEA)comprehensiveanalysisofthisevolvinglandscape.AsIndiaaimstotransitiontowardsagas-basedeconomyandreduceitsdependenceonoilimports,thereportoffersadetailedforecastandstrategicinsightsthrough2030.Theanalysisrevealsananticipatedtransformativeshiftinthenaturalgaslandscape,drivenbyfavourableglobalmarketconditions,expansionofgaspipelineinfrastructureandimprovementsindomesticproduction.Thesefactorsareexpectedtosupportastrongincreaseinnaturalgasconsumption.Strategicopportunitiesandpolicyinterventionscouldfurtherboostgasconsumptionbeyondtheforecastedtrajectoryby2030.ThereportexploresthepotentialforLNGuseinheavy-dutytransport,greaterutilisationofthepowergenerationfleet,andacceleratedinfrastructuredevelopmentintheresidential,commercial,andtransportsectorstodriveadditionaldemand.ItalsoexaminestheuntappedpotentialofIndia'scompressedbiogas(CBG)productionandtheexpectedgrowthinLNGimportstobridgethegapleftbymarginaldomesticproductionincreases.Additionally,thereportoutlinespolicyoptionsfortheIndiangovernmenttoenhancetheroleofnaturalgaswithinthenationalenergymixinthecomingyears.IEA.CCBY4.0.IndiaGasMarketReportAcknowledgementsOutlookto2030PAGE|4Acknowledgements,contributorsandcreditsThisspecialreportonIndia’sgasmarketwaspreparedbytheGas,CoalandPowerMarketsDivision(GCP)oftheInternationalEnergyAgency’s(IEA)DirectorateofEnergyMarketsandSecurity(EMS).ThestudywasdesignedanddirectedbyDennisHesseling,HeadoftheGCP,whoalsoco-ordinatedtheproductionofthereport.TheworkgreatlybenefittedfromstrategicguidancebyKeisukeSadamori,DirectorofEMS.AkosLosz,LeadGasMarketAnalyst,andCaroleEtienne,GasMarketAnalyst,ledtheanalysisandweretheprincipalauthorsofthereport,withsignificantassistancefromOmkarKajrolkar.ValuablecommentsandfeedbackwereprovidedbyseniormanagementandcolleagueswithintheIEA,includingAnaAlcalde-Bascones,ErenCam,IliasAtigui,TorilBosoni,MarcCasanovas-Simo,TimGould,CiaranHealy,HughHopewell,Nicho...