Reliance Power (R-Power) on 19 October 2012 announced that the boiler light up at the first 660 MW unit of the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh has been made and the unit is likely to be commissioned five months ahead of schedule.
Earlier, the company had commenced coal production from the 20 million tonne Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal mines and the plant has been connected to the national grid. Sasan UMPP will have a total generation capacity of 3,960 MW, making it the largest integrated power plant and coal mining project with an estimated investment of more than Rs 20,000 crore.
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