India is already exploring coal gasification, for which it is setting aside 85 billion rupees ($1 billion) in subsidies to help get projects off the ground. The early-stage technology, which turns coal into gas to generate electricity, results in marginally lower emissions compared to conventional coal firing.

India’s refining capacity is projected to increase by 56 million tons by 2028, Junior Oil Minister Rameswar Teli said last month, without elaborating. That equates to an overall capacity boost of 22%, or 1.12 million barrels a day.

India recorded a peak electricity demand of 243 gigawatts last year, exceeding the power ministry’s projections of 229 gigawatts and prompting the ministry to push for more coal power. Maximum demand is expected to jump to 366 gigawatts by 2032.

In November, days ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, India's power minister RK Singh said the country would need to add 80 GW of new thermal capacity by 2031-2032 to meet demand.

In the next four months, India plans to add nearly 3 gigawatts of coal-fired generation, while the following fiscal year, starting from April 1, 2025, will see it add 14 gigawatts, or its highest level in eight years.

Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom has signed a contract for the supply of natural uranium concentrate with China National Uranium Corporation Limited (CNUC - a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation).

The recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan resulted in a raft of agreements covering a wide range of areas.

India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, ships over 80% of its oil needs from overseas and wants to cut its crude import bill.

Николай Шульгинов провёл рабочую встречу с Министром энергетики Исламской Республики Пакистан Мухаммадом Али в рамках «Российской энергетической недели» (РЭН-2023).

«Китай и Индия – стратегические партнёры России в части выстраивания нового, справедливого энергорынка и торговой инфраструктуры. Реализуются совместные инвестиционные проекты на территориях обеих стран. Прорабатываются или уже имеются планы по расширению трубопроводных мощностей по доставке нефти и газа из России в Китай», – заявил Николай Шульгинов.

Puri has long called for OPEC and its allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, to consider how their policies affect oil-consuming countries.

Transportation in India contributes 14% of CO2 emissions (ICCT 2022), with 90% of energy used by road transport (Hagemann et al., 2020) and 50% of oil demand (IEA 2021). Amidst economic growth, addressing energy use and decarbonization is vital.

Николай Шульгинов подчеркнул, что Россия заинтересована в проведении многосторонних переговоров c участием пакистанской стороны для проработки вопросов по международному транспортному коридору.

«Китай и Индия – наши стратегические партнёры в части выстраивания нового, справедливого энергорынка и торговой инфраструктуры. Россия остаётся крупнейшим поставщиком нефти в Китай и Индию, экспортируются и другие энергоносители – газ, уголь», –

While South Africa and Russia back the addition of new members, India is wary of the group becoming a mouthpiece for China, and Brazil is worried about alienating the West.