Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 21:31 IST

The government has banned domestic LPG connections for households with PNG amid the West Asia crisis.

In view of the disrupted energy supply amid the West Asia crisis, the government has amended the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order to prohibit domestic LPG connections and refills for households that already possess a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection.

The amendment also prohibits government oil companies from providing LPG connections or ‌refills to households that already have PNG ⁠connections, the oil ministry said in a statement.

India, the world’s second-largest LPG consumer, relies on imports for about 90 per cent of its requirements. Supplies from West Asia have been disrupted following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most crucial maritime chokepoints — in the wake of the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

India Seeking Diversified Options 

Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Oil and Petroleum, recently told the Lok Sabha that New Delhi was seeking additional cargoes from the US, Norway, Canada, Algeria and Russia in view of the conflict.

Listing measures taken to ensure smooth supply of LPG across the country, he said refiners have been ordered to maximize output, lifting domestic production by 28 per cent.

Asserting citizens there is no need to worry, the minister highlighted that the shortage in LPG gas cylinders was largely driven by panic buying.

West Asia Crisis

The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint which accounts for nearly one-fifth of the global oil trade, was closed by Iran in the wake of the coordinated US-Israeli strikes on the country.

Meanwhile, two Indian-flagged LPG tankers belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the Shivalik and the Nanda Devi, passed through the Strait of Hormuz today and are now bound for New Delhi.

The development follows intensive diplomatic efforts between India and Iran. The ships are now slated to arrive at Mundra and Kandla ports on March 16 and 17.

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