Central government to spend $60 billion to create gas infrastructure by 2024

UDUPI: Union minister of petroleum, natural gas and steel Dharmendra Pradhan has stated that the central government aims to create a gas infrastructure in India with an investment of $60 billion over the period of next four years which includes laying gas pipelines and LNG terminals.
He made this statement at the Assocham Foundation Week in a session- Energy Transition to fuel India’s growth path organized by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
He informed that the government is envisaging a gas based economy by increasing the share of natural gas in India’s primary energy mix from 6.2 percent to 15 percent by the year 2030.