AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura run ONGC to go for long 20 days shutdown in Tripura from Aug-19, said ONGC Asset Manager S C Soni.

This shutdown will expectedly disrupt the power supply heavily in Tripura.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

ONGC Tripura Power Company also known as Palatana Power Plant, is a thermal power plant station in Palatana, Udaipur in the Gomoti district of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura. 

726.6 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant at Palatana, Tripura, based on ONGC's domestic gas supply. The project is in advanced stage of implementation. EPC contract of about Rs. 2200 crores has already been awarded to BHEL on August 11, 2008. The Generation Project is being domiciled in ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd. (“OTPC” or “the Company”), a Special Purpose Vehicle promoted by ONGC, IL&FS Limited and Government of Tripura (GoT).