Guwahati to connect Northeast via National Gas Grid

07:59 AM Jul 22, 2018 | G Plus News

GUWAHATI: Five central oil Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have signed an agreement for executing the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid to connect all the Northeast States with the National Gas Grid.

As per the agreement signed on 20th July in Guwahati, a joint venture company will develop, build, operate, and maintain the Natural Gas Pipeline Grid connecting Guwahati to the other North Eastern cities and major load centres such as Numaligarh Refinery and integrating it with gas producing fields in the region.

The five PSUs are Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), GAIL, Oil India Limited (OIL) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).