印度天然气消费量将在10年内增长3倍

据能源世界网12月5日新德里报道，印度石油部长Dhaendra Pradhan周四表示，印度天然气消费量将在未来10年内增加3倍以上，使环保燃料在该国能源消费中的份额增加到15％。他补充道，为了满足这一需求，将花费600亿美元来扩建天然气基础设施。

天然气目前占该国所有能源消耗的6.2％。为了减少对污染性煤炭和液体燃料的依赖，政府计划到2020-30年将天然气份额提高到15％。

他在FICCI天然气基础设施会议上表示，天然气的日消耗量必须从目前的1.66亿标准立方米的水平提高到每天6亿标准立方米，才能达到能源消耗中15％的份额。目前的消费量包括8000-9000万标准立方米/天的国内产量，其余的则来自进口。为满足这一需求，将斥资600亿美元建设天然气基础设施。

这项投资用于建设LNG进口终端，铺设管道和扩大城市燃气分销网络，从而提高了该国无污染燃料的使用量。

PRADAN表示，天然气具有更清洁和更便宜的双重优势（与柴油和炉油等液体燃料相比），可以作为过度燃料帮助印度向“低碳未来”燃料过渡。

印度目前每年有3880万吨液化天然气(LNG)进口终端产能。在接下来的3-4年，将扩大到5250万吨。

此外，还将铺设另外的14,700公里的天然气管道，以扩展现有的16,800公里的网络。

用于向汽车销售压缩天然气和向家庭销售管道炊事用气体的城市燃气配送网络正以12亿卢比的投资扩大到印度的70％。

此外，正在计划建立5,000家压缩沼气厂，将农业和市政废物转化为天然气。他称，到2023年，这些装置的产能将达到1500万吨，他补充说，已经发布了将近500家CBG工厂的意向书。

印度是仅次于美国和中国的世界第三大能源消费国。 根据《 BP能源展望2019》，印度的能源消耗量将从目前的6％跃升至2040年的11％。

郝芬 译自 能源世界网

原文如下：

Natural gas consumption to rise 3-folds in 10 yrs for 15% target: Pradhan

India's natural gas consumption will have to rise more than three-folds in next 10 years for the environment friendly fuel's share to increase to 15 per cent in the country's energy basket, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday adding that a massive USD 60 billion is being spent to expand gas infrastructure to meet such a demand.

Natural gas currently makes up for 6.2 per cent of all energy consumed in the country. To cut dependence on polluting coal and liquid fuels, the government is targeting its share to rise to 15 per cent by 2020-30.

"Gas consumption has to rise to 600 million standard cubic metres per day for achieving 15 per cent share in energy basket" from current levels of 166 mmscmd, he said at a FICCI conference on gas infrastructure.

The current consumption comprises 80-90 mmscmd of domestic output and the remaining coming by way of imports, he said.

A massive USD 60 billion is being spent on building gas infrastructure to meet the demand," he said.

The investment is being done in building LNG import terminals, laying pipelines and expanding city gas distribution network so that the usage of non-polluting fuel in the country rises.

Pradhan said natural gas, having dual advantages of being cleaner as well as a cheaper fuel (when compared with liquid fuels like diesel and furnace oil), could help steer India as a transition/ bridging fuel towards a 'low carbon future'.

India presently has 38.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal capacity. This is being expanded to 52.5 million tonnes in next 3-4 years, he said.

Also, an additional 14,700 km of gas pipeline is being laid to expand the existing network of 16,800 km.

City gas distribution networks for sale of CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households is being expanded to 70 per cent of the country at an investment of Rs 1.2 lakh crore, he said.

Besides, plans are afoot to set up 5,000 compressed bio gas plants that will convert agri and municipal wastes into gas. These will have a capacity of 15 million tonnes by 2023, he said adding a letter of intents for nearly 500 CBG plants have already been issued.

India is the world's third-largest energy consumer after the USA and China. According to BP Energy Outlook 2019, India's energy consumption will jump from the current 6 per cent to 11 per cent in 2040.