India Keeps Household PNG Prices Stable Amid Global LNG Price Surge
The Indian government claims to have kept household piped natural gas (PNG) prices stable despite higher global liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices caused by the Middle East crisis.
In a written reply to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that domestic PNG continues to receive administered-price natural gas capped at USD 7 per MMBtu for FY2026-27.
The government has also allocated domestic natural gas equivalent to 105% of the previous quarter's actual PNG consumption since the third quarter of FY2023-24 to support the expansion of household PNG connections.
Household PNG remained among the priority sectors for gas allocation under the temporary Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, alongside CNG, LPG production and fertiliser, to ensure 'continuity of essential services, energy security and public welfare.'