India is predominantly a fossil fuel-intensive South Asian country. In the contemporary era, it has become essential for India to come up with viable solutions that can enable the nation to transform its economy into a low-carbon one. Although replacing fossil fuel use with renewable energy sources is assumed to be the ideal pathway to decarbonizing the Indian economy, achieving this clean energy transition involves a long-term process. While all forms of renewable energy sources are being explored, increasing the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a relatively cleaner fossil fuel, is being expanded to check CO2 emissions.

This issue provides a glimpse of the LPG business of IndianOil and strides towards widening its LPG distribution network.

Besides LPG, we have also discussed how IndianOil is transforming into a holistic energy solutions provider, leading India in the green energy segment. All this as IndianOil is committed to expanding across new horizons to achieve net-zero operational emissions by the year 2046.

Included in this issue is also the viewpoint of the World LPG Association (WLPGA) CEO and Managing Director Mr.James Rockall, who sees LPG as one of the most promising low-carbon solutions to a safer, cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous world.
With India hosting LPG Week 2022, a World LPG Association (WLPGA) conclave in New Delhi, it marks a new beginning in bringing together all the stakeholder groups involved in the LPG business on a common platform to discuss the growing importance of LPG not only as a clean cooking medium but even as a clean auto and future marine gas. This LPG Week holds special importance for India as it is held under the stewardship of Mr. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, who presently serves as President of the World LPG Association, the global LPG industry's voice, representing the entire LPG value chain. Mr. Vaidya is the Chairman of one of the world's largest and most trusted corporations, IndianOil.