The decline of India’s crude oil imports from Russia could be only temporary as Russia plans to boost supply and evade Western sanctions, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday as India prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin on an official visit later this week. “There can be, for a …
Read More »India Signals a 50% Cut in Russian Oil Imports under U.S. Sanctions Pressure
India could reduce its imports of Russian crude oil by 50%, a former foreign minister in New Delhi told local media, noting that both India and Russia would nevertheless look for ways to go around U.S. sanctions to keep some oil flowing. “We will be gradually reducing oil purchases from …
Read More »India’s Serentica Renewables to Invest $11 Billion in Clean Energy
India’s Serentica Renewables plans to invest up to $11 billion to boost its clean energy portfolio by the end of the decade via project acquisitions and new capacity build outs, chairman Pratik Agarwal has told Reuters. Serentica Renewables, backed by global private equity giant KKR, plans to raise over the …
Read More »China and India Boost Crude Purchases as Global Glut Looms
China and India are buying more crude oil, providing some respite for producers facing expectations of oversupply, Bloomberg reported today, citing unnamed trading sources. The two large importers have been buying mostly Middle Eastern cargos, the Bloomberg sources said, noting that these were being sold at a discount, with China …
Read More »India’s Refiners Turn to the U.S. in Break from the Gulf
India’s state-run refiners have locked in their first-ever long-term deal to import U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), awarding tenders to Chevron, Phillips 66, and TotalEnergies Trading for delivery beginning in 2026—a move that marks a geopolitical and commercial break from the Middle East and a step toward appeasing Washington. The …
Read More »Canada and India to Partner in Critical Minerals Supply Chain
Faced with difficult trade negotiations with the United States and American tariffs on their products, Canada and India pledged to encourage long-term supply chain partnerships in critical minerals and clean energy. At a trade summit in India, Canada and the host country agreed to revive their stalled bilateral relations and …
Read More »India’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions Face Reality Check
Uncertain demand signals and high costs are holding back India’s green hydrogen goals and plans, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said in a briefing note on Friday, days after a senior Indian official warned the country would miss its 2030 green hydrogen production target. Most projects …
Read More »U.S. Sanctions Push Indian Refiners away from Russian Crude
All but two Indian refiners have skipped placing orders for Russian crude for December after the U.S. sanctioned Russia’s top oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, sources with knowledge of the purchases told Bloomberg on Tuesday. India’s refiners, which have come to rely on cheap Russian crude in the past three …
Read More »India Races to Replace Russian Oil with U.S., Iraqi, and UAE Crude
Two Indian refiners bought a total of 5 million barrels of crude oil from the United States, Iraq, and the UAE on the spot market as they seek alternatives to Russian crude. Reuters reported, citing unnamed industry sources, that Hindustan Petroleum Corp. had bought 2 million barrels of West Texas …
Read More »Renewable Energy Boom Drives up India’s Power Transmission Costs
India’s renewable energy boom is leading to soaring transmission costs as the country’s transmission network is being built on estimates of potential renewable power generation not on actual capacity or demand, according to a top electricity market executive. This approach to transmission leads to surging transmission charges that state power …
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