India diverts gas to priority sectors after Strait of Hormuz closure

India has activated emergency measures to redirect natural gas supplies to priority sectors after liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted, according to a government notification.

Authorities said gas will be diverted away from non-essential users to protect key industries and services that depend heavily on the fuel.

India consumes about 195 million standard cubic metres of gas per day and relies on imports for roughly half of that demand. Before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Qatar’s declaration of force majeure on shipments, the country was receiving around 60 million standard cubic metres of gas per day from Middle Eastern suppliers.