Overview
- Oil India and NEEPCO signed a long-term Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement to supply the Assam Gas Based Power Station at Bokuloni in Dibrugarh district.
- The contract provides 1.4 million metric standard cubic metres of natural gas per day for a 15-year term.
- The new agreement replaces a previous 10-year supply arrangement between the two state-run companies.
- AGBPS is the largest gas-based power plant in Assam and is described as critical to meeting the region’s electricity demand.
- Oil India said the extended term reflects confidence in its domestic reserve base and its ability to maintain sustained supply.