India Energy Week 2025: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Chairs Ministerial Roundtable On Clean Cooking

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, today chaired a ministerial roundtable on clean cooking on the second day of India Energy Week 2025.

During the event, Puri highlighted India’s remarkable success in ensuring universal access to clean cooking gas through targeted subsidies, strong political will, digitisation of distribution networks by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), and nationwide campaigns promoting cultural shifts towards clean cooking.

The minister further emphasised that India’s model is not only successful but also highly replicable in other Global South nations facing similar energy access challenges.

The Union Minister noted that under India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), beneficiaries receive LPG access at a highly affordable cost of just 7 cents per day, while other consumers can avail themselves of clean cooking fuel at 15 cents per day. This affordability has been a game-changer in driving widespread adoption.

The session brought together representatives from Brazil, Tanzania, Malawi, Sudan, and Nepal, and industry leaders, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), Total Energy, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Talking exclusively to Akashvani News, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service at Torrent Gas Ketan Pradhan talked about how the Torrent Gas pavilion is showcasing how energy is revolutionising mobility and transportation.

Further, in an exclusive conversation with Akashvani, Managing Director of Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL), Kumar Shankar informed that this year the pavilion of MNGL focuses on the theme of sustainability.

The event is bringing together more than 70,000 delegates from 120 countries, including more than 700 exhibitors. Besides 10 country pavilions, including the ones of the United Kingdom, United States, France, Russia, and Germany, which have also been established in the four-day event.