The United States plans to invest $1.5 billion (about ₹14,400 crore) through a new investment platform aimed at building energy infrastructure, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, across India and Southeast Asia.
The initiative, led by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in partnership with investor I Squared Capital, is designed to strengthen energy security, support rising LNG demand, and expand US energy exports in the Indo-Pacific region.
The platform, with a total project value of around $3 billion, will focus on developing critical energy infrastructure across South and Southeast Asia. It aims to address supply shortages, reduce price volatility, and support industrial growth in the region.
According to the DFC, the investment will use a mix of debt and equity financing and will help mobilise private US capital for energy projects, including LNG import, storage, transmission, distribution, and related marine infrastructure.
The DFC described this as its largest-ever project investment. Its board recently approved $2.5 billion in new strategic deals focused on strengthening supply chains, boosting energy exports, and supporting regional economic stability.
Officials said the move reflects a broader strategy of using private capital to advance US economic and strategic interests while meeting growing energy demand in fast-developing Asian markets.
Energy demand in South and Southeast Asia is rising due to rapid economic growth, increasing power needs, declining domestic gas output in some countries, and a gradual shift away from coal.
