Sasan UMPP update

Reliance Power has said the first 660 MW unit of its Sasan ultra mega power project, in Madhya Pradesh, has been commissioned.
“The first 660 MW unit at the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant has been successfully synchronised on March 9, 2013,” a company statement said. The first unit would start commercial operations or selling of electricity from the plant in the next fortnight. This is Reliance Power’s first UMPP with an estimated investment of over Rs.20,000 crore. The project was awarded to the company in 2007.
The electricity generated from the project would be sold to 14 distribution companies across seven states benefiting an estimated 35 crore people, the statement said.