New Delhi: India's consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fell 14.93 percent in the first half of 2026-27, according to provisional data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). Consumption from April to September was 13,797 thousand metric tonnes (TMT), compared with 16,218 TMT in the same period last year. LPG was the only product in PPAC's monthly flash report whose consumption fell. Petrol and diesel both grew, and jet fuel was flat.
The period between April-July saw the government curtailing LPG supplies to commercial and industrial consumers in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis. This has impacted overall consumption of LPG in the country during the April-September period. India was importing 90 percent of its LPG through the Strait of Hormuz prior to the conflict.
The decline continued in September, though at a slower rate than for the half year as a whole. LPG consumption that month fell 9.15 percent year on year to 2,636 TMT, from 2,902 TMT in September 2025. That is also lower than September 2024, when consumption stood at 2,725 TMT. A year ago, September consumption had risen 6.47 percent over 2024. PPAC's LPG figures include propane and butane.
Petrol consumption rose 7.21 percent to 3,644 TMT in September, up from 3,399 TMT a year earlier. Growth over the first half was similar. Consumption from April to September came to 22,673 TMT, 7 percent higher than the 21,189 TMT of the same period in 2025-26. September's growth was slightly slower than a year ago, when consumption rose 7.95 percent over September 2024. PPAC's petrol figures include ethanol blended into the fuel.
Diesel, the country's most consumed fuel among the four products, grew more slowly than petrol. September consumption rose 4.86 percent to 7,116 TMT, from 6,786 TMT a year earlier. That is below the 6.55 percent growth recorded in September 2025. First-half consumption grew at the same pace, rising 4.85 percent to 47,891 TMT from 45,678 TMT.
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Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) consumption barely changed in September. It came in at 720 TMT, a marginal 0.06 percent below the same month last year. September 2025 had itself been 0.82 percent below September 2024, when consumption was 726 TMT. Over the first half, ATF consumption rose 0.39 percent to 4,435 TMT, from 4,418 TMT a year earlier.
