Public utilities in Guwahati are managed by a combination of state departments and municipal bodies.
* **Electricity:** Supplied by the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL). The grid has seen significant modernization, though summer peak loads can occasionally lead to managed outages. * **Water Supply:** Managed by the Guwahati Metropolitan Drinking Water & Sewerage Board (Guwahati Jal Board) and the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). A major JICA-assisted water supply project is currently expanding piped drinking water across the metropolitan area. * **Waste Management:** Overseen by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). The city is implementing door-to-door solid waste collection and working on better scientific landfill management. * **Piped Gas:** Purba Bharati Gas Private Limited provides Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to households and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for vehicles, a relatively recent and expanding infrastructure project in the city.
