July 29, 2012. Tripura will emerge as the biggest on-land natural gas producing state in the country by 2014 with the capacity of producing 50 lakh cubic meter natural gas (5 MMSCMD) per day, ONGC said. ONGC said 15 wells have been drilled across the state and there are plans to drill 15 more wells during 2012-13. The 726 MW gas based thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati district would start producing power. It was set up by ONGC Tripura Power Corporation and 2.6 MMSCMD gas per day would be supplied to the project.