據道瓊斯12月11日消息，曾在奧巴馬主政時期擔任美國能源部長顧問的Melanie Kenderdine稱，到2045年天然氣將在全球發電中起到巨大的作用，尤其是在需要降低對燃煤發電依賴的中國和印度。印度總理莫迪希望印度全國范圍內都有電力供應，并明確了一個目標，力爭到2022年新增用電人口4億。而且隨著人口的增長，到2050年印度將再新增5億用電人口。Kenderdine在休斯敦的一個能源投資者會議上表示，僅僅是印度這一個國家就要新增10億人需要電力，所以發展天然氣供電是明智的。印度正在積極建設液化天然氣接收站，鋪設天然氣管道，以及發展太陽能和其他可再生能源選項。

　　張春曉 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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　　Natural Gas will Play a Huge Role in Electricity Generation Worldwide

　　By 2045 natural gas will play a huge role in electricity generation worldwide, particularly in China and India which need to transition off coal, said Melanie Kenderdine, a former counselor to the secretary of the US Energy Department during the Obama Administration. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to provide power to the whole country, spelling out a goal of adding 400M people to the grid by 2022. Population growth will add another 500M Indians by 2050. With an extra billion people needing power in just one country, it makes sense for them to do it all, Kenderdine told a Houston conference of energy investors. India is pushing to build out liquefied natural gas receiving terminals, gas pipelines, solar and other renewable power options.