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               Figure 14: Global natural gas price trends ($/mmbtu)

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                         Domestic gas price  Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price  Natural gas, Europe  Spot LNG price, Japan

               Source- EIA, World Bank

               Table 7: Gas price, January 2025    Price ($/MMBTU)                MoM               YoY
                Natural Gas                                                       (%) change        (%) change
                                                                                  8.77%             1.15%
               India, Domestic gas price (Feb’25)  7.94
                                                                                  2.94%             2.01%
               India, Gas price ceiling – difficult areas 10.16
               (Oct’24-Mar’25)                                                    -0.2%             21%
                                                                                  37.2%             29.9%
               GIXI (Gas index of India) price*    14.06                          5.8%              53.3%
               Henry Hub                           4.13                           -2.5%             -14.0%

               Natural Gas, Europe                 14.66

               Liquefied Natural Gas, Japan        12.33

               Source- EIA, PPAC, World Bank, IGX
               *Prices are weighted average prices (excluding ceiling price gas)

               Table 8: Gas price, GCV Basis       Domestic Gas calculated        Gas price ceiling – difficult areas
                Period                             price in US$/MMBTU             price in US$/MMBTU
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                1-31 May 2023                      7.58                           12.12
                1-30 June 2023                     7.48                           12.12
                1-31 July 2023                     7.85                           12.12
                1-31 August 2023                   8.60                           12.12
                1-30 September 2023                                               12.12

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