India has an adequate supply of gasoline, diesel, LPG and natural gas as sufficient crude feedstock is enabling domestic refineries to operate at high rates, while LPG production has been maximized, according to a news release issued by the Press Information Bureau Delhi on Sunday.
There is no shortage of gasoline and diesel at any of the country's retail stations, which will be regularly restocked.
LPG is also sufficient and is being monitored by the government. In the commercial sector, the government previously restored LPG supply by 20%, allocated 10% more as of March 18 to states and union territories supporting the transition from LPG to piped natural gas or PNG, and allocated a further 20% on March 21 to priority sectors such as the food and service sectors.
Around 50% of the total commercial LPG supply is allocated to educational institutions and hospitals. In addition, around 15,440 metric tons of LPG have been provided by commercial entities to various states and union territories in the eight days to March 22.
Natural gas supply has improved, with full supply provided to the transport sector and households linked to PNG, while 80% has been restored to industrial and commercial users connected to the natural gas grid.
The government is incentivizing city gas distribution companies to expedite and provide more PNG connections to the public and commercial sectors, and has asked states and union territories to expedite the grid expansion of city gas distribution.
Coal and kerosene have been approved as alternative fuels to LPG. The government has also allocated an additional 48,000 kiloliters of kerosene to all states and union territories on top of regular allocations.
The government previously issued an order on March 11 to all oil refineries and petrochemical complexes to maximize LPG production and ensure that entire propane and butane streams are directed toward LPG output, as previously reported by OPIS.
Prioritizing LPG production will result in lower production of middle distillates, while the production of light distillates and alkylate should see minimal impact, an India-based source said.
However, the exact impact will be difficult to determine as this depends on each refinery's configuration and crude mix, the source explained.
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Reporting by Kite Chong, kchong@opisnet.com; Editing by Mei-Hwen Wong, mwong@opisnet.com
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