India refuses energy-use limits, cites low per capita consumption

This is a non-paper submitted by India to the St. Petersburg G-8 Summit outlining its position on global energy security. It argues that developing countries need to increase energy consumption for growth and calls for international cooperation in stabilizing markets, developing renewables, and enabling civilian nuclear cooperation.

India, the G-8 countries, other developing countries, and outreach countries. It concerns the energy sector, including oil and gas, renewable energy (hydro, wind, solar), nuclear energy, and petrochemical industries. It also involves R&D institutions and international research centers.

• India projects needing to increase primary energy supply by 3-4 times and electricity supply by 5-7 times by 2031 to sustain 8-10% economic growth.
• Call for stabilization of oil and gas markets through transparency, data access, and mutual cross-investment in infrastructure (exploration, pipelines, refineries).
• Proposal to develop additional supply routes via LNG and transnational pipelines, requiring joint funding and equitable tariffs.
• Advocacy for the creation of a regional Asian market for petroleum and petrochemical products to allow risk hedging.
• Request for the G-8 to support adjustments to international regimes to enable full civilian nuclear cooperation with India.
• Proposal to establish a knowledge network for energy R&D, modeled on the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research, with collaborative work available to developing countries free of charge.
• Call for G-8 seed funding to support the proposed R&D network.

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