Impact of Middle East crisis: Huge decline of 16% in LPG consumption in India, know why kitchen cylinders are becoming empty
Increasing tensions in the Middle East (West Asia) and strategically important Strait of Hormuz The direct impact of the closure is now visible on Indian cooks. The latest data released by the government on Monday has increased the concern. Due to disruption in energy supply and supply chain breakdown, a historic decline of more than 16 percent has been recorded in the consumption of domestic LPG (LPG) in the month of April. Due to supply shortage and increasing uncertainty, a large middle class of the country is now abandoning traditional gas cylinders. PNG (Piped Natural Gas) And induction cooktop Is turning towards.
Consumption figures in April: reduced from 26 lakh to 22 lakh tonnes
Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum (PPACAccording to data released by ) in April this year, domestic consumption of LPG increased on an annual basis. 16.16 percent There has been a huge reduction.
Consumption in April 2025: 26.2 lakh tonnes
Consumption in April 2026: 22 lakh tons
As of March 2026: Consumption in March was 23.79 lakh tonnes, which saw a big decline by April.
Hormuz Strait: ‘Lifeline’ route for 60% of India’s gas
India meets its LPG needs almost 60 percent import Does. A large part of this import comes from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for which ships have to pass through the ‘Strait of Hormuz’. Due to the military conflict between America, Israel and Iran, this sea route has now turned into a war zone. Due to supply disruption, the gas consignment is not reaching India on time, which has created a shortage in the domestic market.
Government’s strict steps: cut in commercial supplies
To ensure that domestic consumers do not face problems, the government has taken some strict decisions:
Commercial Deduction: There has been a huge reduction in the commercial gas supply to hotels, restaurants and big industries.
Refilling interval: The time (gap) between two bookings of domestic gas cylinders has been increased, so that the stock can be managed.
This is the reason why people in urban areas are now increasingly adopting electric induction stoves and PNG connections.
Not only LPG, ATF and diesel also affected
The impact of global stress is not limited to the kitchen only, but the transport and aviation sectors are also vulnerable to it.
ATF(Aviation Fuel): Due to closure of airspace and reduction in the number of flights, ATF consumption declined by 1.37% to 7.61 lakh tonnes.
diesel: Diesel consumption, which grew at a pace of 8.1% in March, slowed down to just 0.25% (82.82 lakh tonnes) in April.
petrol: It is a matter of relief that petrol consumption saw an increase of 6.36%, although this is also less as compared to March.
Road to the future: Emphasis on clean and alternative fuels
The Indian government has been promoting clean fuels through programs like ‘Ujjwala Yojana’ for the last several years, but the current global geopolitical tension has presented a new challenge to energy security. Experts believe that if the situation in the Middle East does not normalize soon, there could be an even deeper impact on gas prices and availability in the coming months.
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