The session was attended by representatives of key stakeholders such as GAIL, Petronet LNG, Shell, Exxon, BPCL, India Gas Solutions, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), Indraprastha Gas Limited, Green Gas Limited and Center for Energy Studies – IIT Delhi.

The session commenced with a presentation by PWC on the subject. They key points that emerged during the presentation were that, use of LNG for transportation can be beneficial for a wide range of stakeholders – i.e. society, government, LNG companies, Fleet operators and OEMs in terms of environmental benefits due to lesser greenhouse gas and particulate matter emissions and economic viability due to the price differential between diesel and natural gas. The participants in the session also made key observations such as developing a plan of action by building consensus among various stakeholders, for developing a LNG based fuelling infrastructure, presenting to the government about global developments and the plan for setting up infrastructure in India, evaluation of post GST sensitivities for estimating price differential of LNG & diesel and incentives required for OEMs and truck fleet operators for shifting to LNG fuelled trucks.