India’s energy demand will double by 2035 on back of economic growth and increased population, the head of the International Energy Agency predicted. “When we look at India, we see that in 2035, India will be the largest importer of coal, will be the second [largest] importer of oil after China and will be No. 4 in importing gas after [the] European Union, China and Japan,” IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven told reporters Wednesday on the sidelines of the Eighth Asia Gas Partnership Summit in New Delhi Wednesday, Press Trust of India reported. Although India’s energy demand will double, its per capita consumption will still be a fourth of the OECD average, she said. Van der Hoeven said India would need $2.1 trillion investment in its energy sector by 2035. Speaking Tuesday at the opening of the summit, Indian Prime Minister […]