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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Reliance Power commissions boiler of Sasan UMPP's first unit

New Delhi: Reliance Power said it has commissioned boiler of the first unit of the Rs 20,000 crore ultra mega power project at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh.

The project's first unit of 660-mw capacity is expected to begin power generation in the next few weeks, an official statement said on Friday.

"This is a critical milestone of the boiler commissioning activities for the unit. The boiler light up was achieved in a record time of just 15 months and the unit is expected to be commissioned five months ahead of schedule," the statement said.

Reliance Power said it has begun mining 20 million tonnes of coal from Moher and Moher-Amlohri mines attached to the project. The plant has also been connected to the national grid by 400 KV transmission lines of Power Grid Corporation, the statement said.

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