ONGC increases Gas Production in Tripura Power Plants

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has ramped up operations in Tripura to provide fuel to power plants in the northeastern state, as reported by an official. This decision was made despite allegations of reduced gas supplies to the state's multiple gas-fired power facilities.

ONGC produced 1,527 million standard cubic metres (MMSCM) of gas in Tripura in fiscal 2023-24, with a goal of 1,675 MMSCM in the current fiscal year.

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“ONGC has been attempting to improve gas production so that sufficient gas is delivered to Tripura’s gas-fired power plants. “We have already set a target of extracting 1,675 MMSCM of gas during the current fiscal year (2024-25), while production was 1,527 MMSCM in 2023-24,” ONGC Tripura Asset Manager Krishna Kumar stated.

“Due to rising urbanisation in Tripura, ONGC is focussing on cluster drilling to extract gas from ancient wells where facilities are already available. In addition, we do not need to get new state approval for gas exploration or extraction at certain locations. There is also no need to purchase land, which has become an expensive endeavour,” he added.

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 Further, he stated that ONGC will drill up to 20 additional wells for gas exploration in fiscal year 2024-25, with one more rig to be added immediately to support the exploration push. ONGC now operates six rigs to explore natural gas in the northeastern state.

ONGC has initiated cluster drilling to extract gas from existing well sites with infrastructure and exploration licenses, in addition to new exploration activities.

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