The Kochi LNG terminal needs to be connected to demand centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. (Petronet LNG)
The slow development of India’s regasification and transmission infrastructure is restricting its ability to import LNG, experts say.
India has seen double-digit growth in its LNG imports over the past two years and was close to reaching its import capacity in the 2016-2017 financial year. However, the rise in its LNG demand has not been matched by an expansion of its infrastructure.
“The slow speed of development of infrastructure has impeded LNG demand growth potential – particularly given the upsurge in LNG imports that we saw over 2015/2016,” Anupama Sen, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, told Interfax Natural Gas Daily.
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