India to double LNG import capacity to 50 million tonnes in a year: Dharmendra Pradhan

It has a capacity to import 21 million tonnes of the super-cooled fuel currently

Govt seeks better LNG deal by teaming up with South Korea and Japan
Reuters New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 13 2016 | 2:03 PM IST
The country plans to more than double its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity to 50 million tonnes in the next one year, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told a news conference on Thursday.

It has a capacity to import 21 million tonnes of the super-cooled fuel currently.

As the nation moves to a gas-based economy, India wants to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 15 per cent in the next three-to-four years, from 6.5 per cent now, Pradhan said.
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First Published: Oct 13 2016 | 1:02 PM IST

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