New Delhi, 8 September 2025 — As India steps up its push toward cleaner fuels and a greener energy future, the 9th edition of the LNG India Summit is being billed as a pivotal moment for the country’s gas industry. Organized by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India, the summit will take place on 24–25 September 2025 at the Shangri-La Eros Hotel in New Delhi, gathering stakeholders from across government, industry, and technology to map the roadmap for India’s liquefied natural gas growth.

Theme, Scope, and Key Focus Areas

This year’s summit is anchored on the theme: “Unleashing LNG Growth Drivers: Open Policy, Infrastructure, CGDs, Transport, Industrial Sectors.” The program is designed to explore policy reforms, infrastructure scale-up, and the role of liquefied natural gas across applications—from city gas distribution to industrial feedstocks and transport fuel.

Organizers expect over 50 high-profile speakers and more than 250 delegates, including senior executives from GAIL, Petronet LNG, the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, as well as industry experts, regulators, and technology providers. Two exhibitors—Ambetronics Engineers and Jindal Saw—will showcase related solutions and equipment.

Messe Frankfurt’s Raj Manek has pointed out that India aims to raise the share of natural gas in its primary energy mix from about 6 percent today to 15 percent by 2030. He noted that current liquefied natural gas import capacity must nearly double, and that robust pipeline infrastructure and last-mile connectivity are critical enablers. Market forecasts estimate India’s natural gas volume reaching over 100,000 MMSCM by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 5 percent.

Strategic Partnerships & International Engagement

One of the notable features of the 2025 Summit is the involvement of Russia’s Trade Representation in India as an official partner. The collaboration is expected to open avenues for enhanced dialogue between Russian energy companies and Indian ministries, including possible cooperation in LNG supply, terminal development, and technology services. Russian participation is also seen as part of India’s broader push to diversify its LNG sourcing and strengthen energy diplomacy.

Domestically, the summit has lined up energy sector heavyweights: ONGC is designated as the Energy Partner, while Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL) plays the Innovation Partner role. The Summit will also feature thought leadership from companies like Ultra Gas & Energy Ltd., whose CEO, Maqsood Shaikh, is slated to speak on LNG’s role in cleaner mobility.

Why the Summit Matters: Challenges & Opportunities

India’s ambition to tilt toward a gas-based economy is not without hurdles. While LNG offers a cleaner alternative to coal and heavy fuel oil, the country faces infrastructure, regulatory, and supply chain gaps.

• Import & Regasification Capacity: India hosts several LNG terminals, but additional capacity is needed to meet rising demand. New terminals and expansions are in the pipeline to support growth.
• Pipeline and Distribution Network: Last-mile connectivity, especially to industrial zones and city gas distribution networks, remains limited in many regions.
• Pricing & Policy Certainty: Investors in LNG infrastructure demand transparent policies, long-term contracts, and stable frameworks to reduce risk.
• Transport & Mobility Use Cases: LNG as a transport fuel for trucks and fleets holds promise, but adoption is slow. Scaling the network of LNG fueling stations is critical.
• Competing Energy Transitions: With India investing heavily in renewables, hydrogen, and biofuels, LNG must be positioned as a bridging solution in the energy transition rather than as a competitor.

Despite these challenges, the opportunities are significant. LNG can anchor India’s efforts to decarbonize industrial clusters, enable clean fuel switching in power generation, and support growth in fertilizers, petrochemicals, and other gas-intensive sectors.

Wider Policy Context & Momentum

Recent policy announcements underline the urgency. India has announced plans to hike its LNG import capacity by 27 percent—from current levels to nearly 67 million tons per year by 2030—through the addition of new import terminals. At the same time, Oil India expects to resume expansion work on the Mozambique LNG project by the end of 2025, helping secure long-term supply partnerships.

Meanwhile, India is actively diversifying its import basket with long-term agreements. A five-year LNG supply deal was recently signed between ADNOC of Abu Dhabi and Bharat Petroleum, showing India’s intent to secure multiple sources of supply while strengthening global partnerships.

Such policy backing and international tie-ups reinforce the importance of a summit like LNG India, which brings policymakers, technology providers, financiers, and gas industry participants to a common platform.

Expectations & Way Forward

Over its two days, the Summit is expected to host panels, keynote addresses, workshops, and bilateral meetings aimed at forging joint ventures, project pipelines, and regulatory roadmaps. Some of the central questions likely to animate discussions include:

1. How can India structure open and investor-friendly gas policies that de-risk LNG infrastructure?
2. What models can accelerate last-mile connectivity and city gas distribution rollouts?
3. How viable is LNG in mobility, and what scale of fueling infrastructure is needed?
4. Which international partnerships could drive technology transfer and supply stability?
5. How can LNG complement the ongoing transitions in renewables, hydrogen, and carbon mitigation pathways?

If successful, the 2025 LNG India Summit could mark a turning point, galvanizing investment in infrastructure, boosting confidence in gas projects, and aligning multiple stakeholders around a shared vision: to make LNG a foundational pillar of India’s clean energy trajectory.

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