India Turns to Piped Gas as Iran War Drives Up LPG Costs

India’s government is looking to incentivize city gas distributors to increase piped gas connections to raise domestic cooking gas supply to households as the costs of importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have soared since the Iran war choked off supply from the Middle East. The Government of India has approved a so-called Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections, a major initiative aimed at bringing clean, safe, and affordable piped cooking gas to households across the country. The scheme, which comes…