Raj West Power (RWPL), a subsidiary of JSW Energy on 16 March 2013 commissioned Unit VII of captive lignite based power project at Barmer, Rajasthan.
RWPL has commenced power generation from Unit VII with the capacity of 135 MW. Meanwhile, RWPL has already commissioned VI & VIII unit of 135 MW capacity. With this the company has commissioned the entire project of 1,080 MW (8x135 MW) capacity with an investment of Rs 6,085 crore. The company has signed Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with Barmer Lignite Mining Company (BLMCL). The lignite based pithead power plant will source nine million tonne lignite per annum from mines at Jalipa and Kapurdi.
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