Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Tuesday commissioned gas evacuation facilities at Khoraghat GGS-1 in Golaghat district of Assam, marking a significant step towards improving natural gas availability and strengthening the energy infrastructure of the Northeast.
The newly commissioned facility will enable surplus associated natural gas produced from the Upper Assam Shelf to be processed and evacuated through the North East Gas Grid (NEGG), developed by Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL).
The development comes alongside the commissioning of the Dergaon-Dimapur Pipeline, which has connected Nagaland with the North East Gas Grid as well as the National Gas Grid.
According to ONGC, the new connectivity will facilitate the utilisation of nearly 1 lakh Standard Cubic Metres (SCM) of natural gas per day from its Jorhat Asset.
ONGC is also developing hook-up facilities at Jantapathar and Kasomarigaon to connect additional producing fields of the Jorhat Asset with the North East Gas Grid. These projects are expected to further increase gas availability in the region while helping reduce gas flaring.
The enhanced availability of natural gas is expected to benefit households, industries, transport and the power sector, while supporting economic activity and infrastructure development across Assam and the wider Northeast.
The expanded gas infrastructure is also expected to strengthen regional connectivity and contribute to the development of a more integrated, gas-based economy in the Northeast.
The initiative aligns with the broader vision of positioning the Northeast as an important growth engine of India, while improving access to cleaner and more reliable energy resources across the region.
