Indian Fuel Demand: Consumption of bitumen, used for making roads, is likely to rise by 3.4%, while naphtha demand is expected to drop by 7.4%. Demand for petcoke, a better-burning alternative to coal, could increase 4.1% to 20.1 million tonnes, while demand for liquefied petroleum gas, used as cooking fuel in the country, is estimated to grow by 2.4% to 30 million tonnes, PPAC data showed.