The Implications of the Hormuz Energy Crisis on South Asia

The Hormuz energy crisis has been challenging energy security across Asia by curtailing Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies while driving up the cost of alternatives. In response, governments throughout the region have adopted a range of measures to strengthen energy security. 

As the crisis enters its sixth month, this webinar series examines its long-term implications for energy policymaking across Asia's major subregions. 

The third edition of this series will focus on South Asia, whose four major economies, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, are deeply reliant on hydrocarbon imports transiting the Strait of Hormuz. This virtual, public roundtable brings together leading energy policy experts from the region to examine how the crisis is reshaping the region's energy priorities and surface insights that can inform both national policymakers and regional institutions seeking to build more resilient energy systems.

The discussion will assess how the crisis will affect South Asia's ongoing energy transitions, existing dependence on coal and hydrocarbons, and whether it will force policymakers to rethink the short-term and long-term energy realities for the region. Beyond the energy mix, the event will explore how the crisis is altering the geopolitics of South Asian energy procurement, including shifts in supplier relationships, the role of India as a regional energy anchor, and the uneven capacity of South Asian governments to absorb price shocks and supply disruptions.

This event is made possible by general funding to CSIS and the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.