The Core Report #503 Is Natural Gas The Future Of Clean Energy? Insights From Sandeep Kumar Gupta
This week, on our Energy Special series as part of the India Energy Week 2025 (Feb 11-14), financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sandeep Kumar Gupta , Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) limited. They discuss GAIL's extensive pipeline network, the technicalities of gas transport and supply, how gas can help offset the climate crisis, contraints on the use of Gas in india, and much more. Tune in for insights on how Gas can transform our economy for a less polluted world.
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Introduction
(02:50) Risk Management
(05:00) Contextualising Gas in India
(07:42) The size of the GAIL network in India
(09:40) Additional Petrochemical Capacity
(12:11) Notable GAIL Pipeline projects
(14:25) GAIL pipelines are setup based on demand
(16:29) Sectors that demand Natural Gas
(18:00) Gas based power is not being used enough
(19:47) Domestic PNG v CNG subsidy
(21:07) Gas for consumers
(22:50) Hydraulics of the Pipelines
(24:08) Technicalities of transporting Gas
(26:20) Current economics of Gas
(29:05) Opportunities for Startups
(31:11) GAIL startup funding scheme
(32:42) India Energy Week and the Climate Crisis
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