Gas lobby at work-II: Calls for direct market intervention
Apr 20: It looks like that gas lobby is pushing for drastic direct market intervention by the government to dissuade the use of coal and promote gas consumption instead. 8Policy tools to this effect range from mandating a certain proportion of gas in the electricity sector to banning the use of coal in urban areas altogether. 8Unable to compete on price, as imported LNG would be over the reach of Indian industry, environmental sustainability was the platform on which the gas lobby seemed to be keen to mount its offensive in India Click on Reports for more