Summary
Substitution of diesel with liquefied natural gas (LNG) is something many mining companies around the world are looking at as a medium term way of reducing costs and cutting carbon emissions. That said, to succeed in mining the infrastructure needs to be in place. India is one of the major mining countries where this is coming together. A major reason is Prime Minister Modi’s vision of transforming India into a gas-based economy.
The Indian government has identified use of LNG as a transport fuel as a priority area “considering the potential of manifold benefits in terms of reducing vehicular pollution, saving in terms of import bill of the country and wide ra......