Racing to meet the country’s net zero target by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday talked of efforts to expand India’s refining capacity to 450 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) from the present 250 MMTPA, with a mission to enhance the share of natural gas in India’s energy mix from 6% to 15% by 2030.
India’s gas pipeline network will also see an expansion from the present 22,000 km to 35,000 km in the next four-five years.
Inaugurating the three-day India Energy Week in Bengaluru on Monday, he underlined that India’s energy demands will be the highest in the present decade, quoting the International Energy Association.
