Indian power generation companies are buying substantially more natural gas through a domestic trading venue as electricity demand rises during peak summer conditions. Bloomberg reports that these purchases have quadrupled over the past couple of months, reflecting higher power requirements tied to extreme heat and cooling needs. Both outlets link the surge in gas procurement to persistently high temperatures across large parts of India, where searing weather drives electricity consumption for air conditioning and cooling throughout the day and into the night. Business Standard adds that the heat waves this summer are pushing peak electricity demand to new highs, with demand rising around the clock. Together, the reports describe a fast adjustment by power firms to secure additional fuel supplies needed to run generating units more intensively. The coverage does not introduce new policy actions or specific company names, focusing instead on the broader increase in gas buying activity and the demand pressure created by summer heat.