India will incorporate carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) into its coal gasification and industrial hubs as a part of efforts to put coal in the nation’s net zero transition, Union coal and mines minister, Mr. G. Kishan Reddy has stated.
“Coal-to-chemicals, hydrogen, methanol, and syngas are being advanced to diversify coal usage and decrease import dependency,” Mr. Reddy stated even as speaking at the ‘ET Energy Leadership Summit 2025’ in New Delhi currently. He added that India’s Coal Gasification Mission is targeting 100-mt by 2030, assisted by a Rs. 8,500-crore incentive scheme, with 7-tasks already below implementation.
‘India ought to import a 120-mt LNG annually by of 2030 to hit 15% gas share’
India will need to import about a 120-mt of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually by 2030 to increase natural gas’ share in its primary energy mix to 15% from the present day 6.5%, Petronet LNG’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akshay Kumar Singh stated, warning that affordability of supplies stays a key task.
“As of nowadays, the natural gas consumption in India is set 6.5% of our total primary energy basket, and the government of India’s said policy is to rise it to 15% by 2030. This will need an nearly three and a half of to four times growth in natural fuel consumption,” Mr. Singh stated.
India imported 27-mt of LNG in 2024, up from 23-mt the year before. The nation has 52.7-mtpa of regasification capacity, of which only about half of is utilized. “In the coming 2-3 years, we are adding approximately 20 million tons of regas capacity, taking the total to 75-mtpa,” stated Mr. Singh. Petronet LNG is developing its Dahej terminal in Gujarat from 17.5-mtpa to 22.5-mtpa, with completion due in the next 4-months. It is also setting up a 5-mtpa east coast terminal at Gopalpur in Odisha. Its Kochi terminal, commissioned in 2013, has been running at 25% capacity due of lack of pipeline connectivity, which is anticipated to be resolved within 6-months with the commissioning of the Kochi-Bengaluru pipeline.
