India has strengthened its clean energy ambitions by securing a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the United Arab Emirates. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed a decade-long contract with state-owned ADNOC Gas, marking the third such deal between an Indian energy firm and the Abu Dhabi-based supplier in the past year.

Under the pact, ADNOC Gas will deliver 500,000 metric tonnes of LNG annually from its Das Island facility starting in 2026. The shipments will arrive at HPCL’s recently launched Chhara LNG Terminal in Gujarat, where the fuel will serve refinery operations, city gas networks, and downstream customers.

The arrangement adds to India’s growing portfolio of LNG imports, ensuring supply security as domestic production struggles to meet soaring demand. The country, currently the world’s fourth-largest LNG importer, aims to raise natural gas’s share in its energy mix from just over 6% to 15% by 2030 in a bid to cut reliance on coal and curb carbon emissions.

This latest agreement follows similar contracts between ADNOC Gas and Indian Oil Corporation as well as GAIL India, together reflecting a deepening UAE–India energy partnership underpinned by the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2022. The deal also highlights India’s strategy to diversify supply sources amid global energy market volatility and geopolitical tensions.

For ADNOC Gas, the HPCL contract reinforces its goal of capturing a bigger slice of Asia’s growing LNG market while advancing its role in the global energy transition. The company is expanding its international footprint and investing billions to boost capacity by the end of the decade.