India's LPG Shortage: Unpacking the Causes and Hospitality Sector's Coping Mechanisms
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India's LPG Shortage: Hotels & Restaurants Struggle Amid West Asia Tensions
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Storyboard•15-03-2026, 05:31
India's LPG Shortage: Hotels & Restaurants Struggle Amid West Asia Tensions
•LPG supply disruptions, stemming from geopolitical tensions in West Asia and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are severely impacting hotels and restaurants across Indian cities.
•The Strait of Hormuz is vital for India's LPG imports, with 85-90% from West Asia passing through it, leading to shortages in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Chennai.
•Hospitality businesses, heavily reliant on commercial LPG, face potential shutdowns; Thane alone reports over 800 establishments at risk.
•Restaurants are adapting by modifying menus, prioritizing less gas-intensive dishes, and shifting to alternative cooking methods like coal/wood tandoors, induction, and firewood.
•The government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to curb hoarding, while officials urge against panic bookings, which have significantly increased.