PNG for every kitchen still far away as LPG crisis leaves 330 million cooking on gas

Published on 24 April 2026

Only 16 million homes have PNG while LPG still rules

After two decades of building PNG networks, just around 16 million households are connected, leaving the vast majority still reliant on LPG for cooking. With more than 330 million homes depending on LPG, the promised shift to pipeline gas remains slow—highlighting how supply, infrastructure rollout, and affordability challenges continue to stall the transition.

PNG penetration is stuck at about 16 million households
Over 330 million homes still cook on LPG
Two decades of rollout efforts have not scaled fast enough
Infrastructure and access gaps keep the LPG reliance entrenched

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PNG for every kitchen still far away as LPG crisis leaves 330 million cooking on gas

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