ONGC to commission 726.6MW Tripura thermal plant in June

ONGC will commence power production at Tripura Power Company Ltd’s plant in June 2012.

This was announced by , ONGC Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Sudhir Vasudeva.

The ONGC-promoted TPCL has established a 726.6 MW gas-based thermal power plant at Palatana, Tripura, and laid a 650-km-long 400kV direct current transmission system up to Bongaigaon for evacuation of power. The combined cycle gas turbine facility is expected to bring in investments of Rs 9,000 crore in the power-deficit, but natural gas rich region.

ONGC Petro-additions Ltd is also gearing up to commission its ethane-propane plant at Dahej in Gujarat in the first quarter of 2013-14.

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