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                          THE PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY

                                  FORM 10-Q/A

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D. C. 20549


          (Mark One)

          [X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For quarterly period ended         March 31, 1999
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                                      OR

          [ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the transition period from                  to
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          Commission file number            0-1160
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                          THE PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Rhode Island                                        05-0203650
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  (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

             100 Weybosset Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (Zip Code)

                                  401-272-5040
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              Registrant's telephone number, including area code

       (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                              since last report)

       Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
 required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
 registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
 filing requirements for the past 90 days .
 Yes  X  No    .
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 1,243,598 shares outstanding at
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May 13, 1999.
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This amendment to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Providence Gas
Company for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 is made solely for the purpose of
amending Item 5 Other Information.
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                            PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5  Other Information
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  On April 26, 1999 the Directors of the Registrant elected Kenneth W. Hogan as
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Item 6 (b).  Reports on Form 8-K
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  On March 25, 1999, the Registrant filed a report on Form 8-K regarding an
agreement for recovery of exogenous changes which allows the Registrant to
recover $2.45 million.



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                          THE PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
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     It is the opinion of management that the financial information contained in
this report reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results
for the period reported, but such results are not necessarily indicative of
results to be expected for the year, due to the seasonal nature of the
Registrant's gas operations.  All accounting policies and practices have been
applied in a manner consistent with prior periods.



                                   SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                   The Providence Gas Company
                   (Registrant)



                   BY: /s/ JAMES H. DODGE
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                     JAMES H. DODGE
                     Chairman, President and
                     Chief Executive Officer





Date:  May 25, 1999
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