Reliance Power (R-Power) on 17 September 2012 announced commissioning of a 400 kV switchyard at the 3,960-MW Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh. With this, the power project is now connected to the grid.
The project is now ready to draw power from the grid to provide start-up power for the first 660-MW unit which is nearing completion. The same switchyard would enable evacuation of power to seven states which would be using power from the power plant.
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