(a) the total annual production of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country;
(b) whether the Government has made any assessment of the annual consumption of LPG in the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the estimated requirement of cooking gas for commercial and domestic
use In the country during the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a): The annual production of LPG in the country is about 9.7
Million Metric Tonne (MMT) during the current year (2010).
(b) to (d): Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have assessed the requirement/demand of domestic
LPG/ commercial LPG for the entire country for the current year 2010 as 13.7 MMT. Against the projected
demand of 13.7 MMT, 9.7 MMT is indigenously available and the balance quantity is being imported to meet
the demand in full.
The details of demand/sales of domestic LPG/commercial LPG during the year 2007, 2008, 2009
and from January -October, 2010 are 11.12 MMT, 11.72 MMT, 12.42 MMT and 11.16 MMT respectively.