From Our Special Correspondent
GUWAHATI: Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has signed an MOU with Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) for construction of facilities for import of 120 MW power from 220 KV Grid owned by AEGCL.
The MoU was signed between chief general manager (project) NRL, A P Chakraborty and chief general manager, AEGCL, PK Medhi here on Monday in the presence of senior officials from both the organisations, a statement issued here on Tuesday, said.
The project includes drawing of 220 kV overhead power transmission lines of about 15km length and setting up of 220 KV Sub-Station near Numaligarh Refinery.
The MoU will facilitate uninterrupted power supply for seamless refinery operations. It will also help meet the additional power requirement of almost 74 MW for NRL’s upcoming mega refinery expansion project.