NTPC, which was allocated 2.67 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas from RIL’s eastern offshore KG- D6 fields, late yesterday evening signed Gas Sale and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) for less than one-fourth of the volumes given to it by the government.

A RIL spokesperson said that the company signed GSPAs with NTPC for supply of 0.61 mmscmd of gas to the state-run firm’s Anta, Dadri and Faridabad power plants.

Anta power plant in Rajasthan signed up for 0.03 mmscmd while the remaining 0.58 mmscmd was split between Dadri plant in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad unit in Haryana.