NEW DELHI: India has barred piped natural gas customers from buying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders with immediate effect, a government order dated Monday showed.
India has cut LPG supplies to some industries due to the shortage caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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New Delhi is pushing customers to use piped gas. India consumed 33.15 million metric tons of LPG, mostly used as cooking gas, in 2025, with imports accounting for about 60% of demand. About 90% of those imports came from the Middle East.