India's Strategic Gas Storage: LNG Buffer Mandate for Terminals in the Works The recent disruption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran conflict highlighted a long standing vulnerability in India's energy supply chain: its reliance on imported fuel.
The government's response has been to revisit plans for creating strategic LNG reserves, which would enable the country to weather future disruptions more effectively.
Policymakers are considering a plan to require terminal operators to expand their storage capacity at existing sites.