Industry Odisha Bureau, Jun 26: Following the US-Iran peace deal formally inked recently and has reportedly come into effect along with supply chain gradually limping back to normalcy, India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) reportedly restored yesterday the supply of industrial and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the pre-West Asia crisis levels as well as withdrew all sectoral restrictions that had been imposed during the crisis.
In its official statement, the MoPNG reportedly said that, “In a major relief to industrial and commercial LPG consumers, the Government has removed all sectoral restrictions on the supply of non-domestic packed LPG and restored supplies to the levels prevailing prior to the West Asia crisis,”
The MoPNG has also reportedly issued directions to oil marketing companies (OMCs) “for maintaining data on the commercial and industrial LPG consumers in order to facilitate efficient planning and supply management.”
The MoPNG official statement also reportedly stated that, “commercial and bulk consumers who have already shifted to piped natural gas (PNG) will continue to remain on PNG, while other eligible LPG consumers having access to the PNG network, or those in the process of shifting to PNG, will be progressively transitioned to PNG in coordination with City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities.”
Such a move has reportedly been initiated by the MoPNG since the West Asia crisis erupted so that more and more LPG consumers opt for and switch over to PNG connections and use.
Reportedly, official data revealed that “overall LPG consumption declined by 19% in May 2026, and more than 10 lakh PNG connections have been given since March 2026, while another 3.22 lakh connections have been targeted to be given in near future.”
