India to drive global gas demand post-slowdown, output to rise too: IEA

Consumption to increase by 28 bcm between 2019-25

After a temporary slowdown in 2020, India is set to emerge as one of the primary drivers of growth in gas demand in Asia, said a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) report on the gas sector for the year 2020. 

Based on the IEA forecast, India is set to see an estimated 28 billion cubic meter (bcm) per year increase in total consumption during 2019-25, owing to a combination of supportive government policies and improved liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline infrastructure,

The report indicates that India’s natural gas production is also expected to increase 12 bcm a