By Saanchi Gupta | Updated: March 17, 2026 7:53 AM IST
As the tensions in West Asia are increasing, the LPG supplies have been affected across India, as per reports. With the arrival of Indian-flagged vessel, Shivalik to Gujarat's Mundra port, the sigh of relief is being anticipated as it may fill huge numbers of LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) cylinders.
The Indian-flagged cargo vessel Shivalik successfully reached India from Strait of Hormuz, carrying 45,000 metric tonnes of liquified petroleum gas. Alongside, the Nanda Devi vessel is expected to reach India on Tuesday making the total, 92,700 metric tonnes.
As the conflict in the Middle East has affected operations in the Strait of Hormuz, the arrival of Indian vessels, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, is a big relief. The vessels carrying 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG may help in filling almost 65,218,169 cylinders. If you want to know how, we have simplified the calculations ahead.
As one metric tonne consists of 1,000 kilograms. The 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG becomes 92,700,000 kilograms (from the vessels reaching India). The LPG in one cylinder is almost 14.2 kilograms. Hence, the number of cylinders that can be filled can be calculated by dividing the total LPG in kilograms by the amount of LPG one cylinder carries. This puts the total number of cylinders at 6,528,169, i.e., nearly 65.3 lakh cylinders.
Many cities in India are reportedly suffering from LPG shortages. This comes after the situation in Middle East led to affecting the maritime transit route of Strait of Hormuz.
Now that the Indian-flagged vessels Shivalik and Nanda Devi with almost 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG, are touching the Indian territory, they are expected to greatly benefit the reported LPG shortages, as they can fill nearly 65.3 lakh cylinders.
India uses almost 55,000-60,000 metric tonnes of LPG on an everyday basis, as per reports. This implies that on average, India uses more than 3,800,000 cylinders on an everyday basis.