Also Read | How plant meat is coming of age in India“Despite Covid-19 causing a major slowdown in the world economy, LPG imports into India have grown in 2020," said Sam Sng, a Singapore-based analyst at industry consultant FGE.
Consumption has been fueled by greater residential demand for cooking fuel and the government providing free cylinders to lower-income people, he said.Indian LPG consumption in 2020 was at 27.41 million tons, 4.3% higher than a year earlier, according to government data.
Gasoline demand over the same period plunged 9.3% to 27.27 million tons. Diesel remained the top consumed fuel at 71.91 million tons, although 14.5% lower than a year earlier.India has been encouraging wider adoption of LPG to replace the more.