CONTENTS: 1 Introduction 1.1 India’s Energy Challenges 1.2 Key Factors Affecting Energy Transition 1.3 India’s Energy Security Concerns 1.4 Prospects for Natural Gas in India 1.5 Issues Addressed in This Book 1.6 Organisation of Chapters 2 Natural Gas in India’s Energy Mix 2.1 Indian Ambition for Natural Gas 2.2 Natural Gas and Economic Growth 2.3 Natural Gas and Diversity in Energy Mix 2.4 Uncertainty around the Role of Natural Gas in India 3 Comparative Analysis of Diversity of India’s Commercial Primary Energy Supply 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Approach Adopted for Analysis 3.3 Energy Transition in the Study Countries (1980–2019) 3.4 Diversity Indices in Energy Systems 3.5 Critical Analysis 3.6 Comparison of Diversity in India’s Energy Supply with Others 3.7 Summing Up 4 Growth of Natural Gas in India: A Comparative Study 4.1 Background 4.2 Approach Adopted for Analysis 4.3 Analysis of Impact of Supply and Demand Side Levers on Natural Gas Consumption 4.4 Comparison between India and Other Countries 4.5 Summary 5 Natural Gas Supply Outlook 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Natural Gas Exploration Regimes 5.3 Domestic Supply 5.4 Imported Supply 5.5 Availability of Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure 5.6 Supply Projection for 2030 5.7 Conclusion 6 Price Competitiveness of Natural Gas 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Prevalent Pricing Policies 6.3 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Domestic Cooking 6.4 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Transport 6.5 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Commercial Use 6.6 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Industries 6.7 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Power Generation 6.8 Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Urea Manufacture 6.9 Conclusion 7 Natural Gas Demand Scenarios for India 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Projections of Expert Agencies 7.3 Approach 7.4 Consultation with Experts 7.5 Natural Gas Demand in City Gas Distribution (CGD) Sector 7.6 Demand for Natural Gas in Power Sector 7.7 Natural Gas Demand for Urea Production 7.8 Natural Gas Demand in Industry 7.9 Aggregate Demand for Natural Gas in 2030 8 Way Forward 8.1 Support Needed by Natural Gas 8.2 Summary of Findings 8.3 Policy Recommendations 8.4 To Sum up The book covers energy systems, comparison of Indian natural gas economy with other countries, and a scenario-based analysis of gas demand in India in 2030. It provides a detailed discussion on India's energy mix including descriptive use of relevant indexes for comparing India's diversity in energy supply with other leading countries.