Oil India limited (OIl), the second largest government owned exploration and production company in the country has achieved another milestone towards its goal of becoming a sustainability driven integrated energy company. OIl has successfully completed the installation and commissioning of its 20 MW gas based power plant at its fields headquarters in Duliajan, Assam.
The gas based power plant was inaugurated recently at OIl’s industrial area by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum and Natural Gas in presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State (IC) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rameshwar Teli, Member of Parliament, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Member of Parliament, Amiya Gogoi, MlA, Dilip Moran, MlA, Prasanta Phukan, MlA, SK Srivastava (chairman and MD, Oil India limited), functional directors of OIl and other senior officials of Oil India limited.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan complimented and congratulated Oil India limited for the achievement. The 20 MW BHEl make gas turbine generator with state of the art technology was commissioned in July 2014 at OIl’s Industrial area in Duliajan. The power from the new 20 MW gas turbine generator shall be utilised for requirement of OIl’s industrial loads such as those in gas compressor stations, oil collecting stations, water injection stations, lPG plant, crude oil pump stations, water supply et al.