Lok Sabha Question No. 1503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Share of Natural Gas in Primary Energy Basket
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  February, 2025

## Share of Natural Gas in Primary Energy Basket

1503. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

## पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has announced in 2016 that India would increase the share ofnatural gas in its primary energy basket from 6.14 per cent in 2016 to 15 per cent by 2030 andbecome a 'gasbased economy';
- (b) if so, the details of the current share of natural gas in the primary energy basket;
- (c) the decline/increase noticed in the net domestic production of natural gas from 2012-13 to2023-24 along with the annual average decline/increase for the same period;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target of 15% of natural gasin its primary energy basket by 2030;
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any policy in response to achieve the abovementioned target; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे शगोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

- (a) & (b) Government have set a target to raise the share of natural gas in energy mix to 15% in 2030. Presently in India the share of natural gas in energy basket is around 6%.

(c)The  net  domestic  production  of  natural  gas  from  2012-13  to  2023-24  along  with  percentage increase/decrease is as under:

| Year       |   Net Domestic Production (MMSCM) | Increase/decrease (in %)   |
|------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| FY 2012-13 |                             39753 |                            |
| FY 2013-14 |                             34574 | -13.03                     |
| FY 2014-15 |                             32693 | -5.44                      |
| FY 2015-16 |                             31129 | -4.78                      |
| FY 2016-17 |                             30848 | -0.90                      |
| FY 2017-18 |                             31731 | +2.86                      |
| FY 2018-19 |                             32056 | +1.02                      |
| FY 2019-20 |                             30257 | -5.61                      |
| FY 2020-21 |                             27784 | -8.17                      |
| FY 2021-22 |                             33131 | +19.24                     |
| FY 2022-23 |                             33664 | +1.61                      |
| FY 2023-24 |                             35717 | +6.10                      |

Source: PPAC

Note: Net production for consumption, which is derived by deducting gas flared and loss from gross production.

(d) to (f) Various steps taken by the Government to achieve the target of 15% of natural gas in its primary energy basket by 2030including expansion of National Gas Grid Pipeline, expansion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network, setting up of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals, allocation of domestic gas to Compressed Natural Gas (Transport) / Piped Natural Gas (Domestic) CNG(T)/PNG(D) as priority sector, allowing marketing and pricing freedom with a ceiling price to gas produced from high pressure/high temperature areas, deep water & ultra-deep water and from coal seams,  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation  (SATAT)  initiative  to  promote Bio-CNG, etc.

For increasing domestic gas production, Government of India has notified Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) for the award of exploration acreages shifting from Production Sharing mechanism to Revenue Sharing mechanism. Government further notified the policy reforms on 28th February 2019, where many of the processes and approvals were relaxed to promote 'Ease of Doing Business', Revenue Share from Category II & III type of basins were removed, except for windfall gains,  7  years  Royalty  Holiday  for  Deep  &  Ultra-deep  blocks,  concessional  Royalty  Rates  for Deepwater  and  for  ultra-deep  water  blocks,  and  fiscal  incentives  have  been  provided  for  early monetization of fields along with Marketing and Pricing  freedom for natural gas. Further, Government vide notification dated 07.04.2023  allowed  a  premium  of  20%  over  the  Administered Price Mechanism prices for gas produced from new well and well interventions of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited & Oil India Limited from their nomination fields..

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