GUWAHATI: Assam based Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) inked an MOU with Assam Electricity Grid CorporationNSE -2.31 % Limited (AEGCL ) for construction of facilities for importing of 120 MW Power from 220 KV Grid owned by AEGCL.
The project includes drawing of 220 kV Overhead power transmission lines of 15 KM length and setting up of 220 KV Sub-Station (S/S) near Numaligarh Refinery.
According to NRL the MoU will facilitate un-interrupted 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 from existing 3 MMTPA million metric tonnes per annum to 9 MMTPA.