Global natural gas prices are crashing, but that’s not enough to cut your monthly fuel bills

Global natural gas prices are crashing, but that’s not enough to cut your monthly fuel bills

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Synopsis

Imported LNG prices have dipped 80% since August 2022. But the government, which increased natural gas prices by 400% in the last two years, has not provided any relief so far. The decline in global prices also creates an opportunity for India to revive its stranded gas-based power plants. Can the government make the most of this price downtrend?

There’s a cheery message for you on the fuel price front but take it with a pail of water. Imported LNG prices have declined 80% since the second half of 2022, from a high of around USD55 per mmBtu (Metric Million British Thermal Unit) in August last year to around USD12 per mmBtu now. But the question that’s doing the rounds of India’s energy circle is: Will the government pass on the benefits to consumers reeling from exorbitant fuel prices?

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