IEA saw primary energy consumption almost doubling to 1,123 million tonnes of oil equivalent as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expands to USD 8.6 trillion by 2040
India's growing energy needs will make it more reliant on fossil fuel imports as its domestic oil and gas production has been stagnant for years
India wants to cut its carbon emissions and raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from the current 6.2%
He said India wanted to encourage domestic gas production and as part of natural gas marketing reforms, market price discovery was allowed
Its carbon pledge is a massive financial and technological undertaking. India must prepare for energy transition too
We may take indeterminate time to reach energy 'surplus' in a strict sense, though that does not preclude universal free access
While out of the remaining 16 states, 9 states have issued tariff orders post March 2017
India will increasingly become an energy great power, but not an energy hegemon