OPINION | Whither India’s Energy Security: India Needs To Speedup Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program

India needs to strengthen its energy security and strategic autonomy by building petroleum reserves sufficient to sustain the country for at least two months. At present, however, its storage capacity stands at only around 8–9 days.

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The ongoing conflict in the West Asian region has revealed significant weaknesses in India's energy security strategy. The surge in oil  prices has not only placed a considerable strain on the Indian economy but has also disrupted domestic gas supplies, adversely affecting the daily lives and livelihoods of ordinary citizens. If India, as the world's fourth-largest economy, had taken cues from other developed nations that have established three-month petroleum storage facilities, it could