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MEDIA RELEASE 3,960 MW SASAN ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECT - WORLD'S LARGEST INTEGRATED COAL MINE AND POWER PROJECT - STARTS GENERATING POWER FIRST UNIT OF 660 MW SYNCHRONIZED ON MARCH 9,2013 AHEAD OF SCHEDULE PROJECT ON TRACK TO COMPLETE ALL SIX UNITS OF 660 MW EACH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE SASAN COAL MINES - THE LARGEST COAL MINE IN INDIA OPERATIONAL SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR PRODUCTION UP TO 20 MTPA SEVEN STATES TO BENEFIT FROM LOW COST ELECTRICITY - AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE POWER TO 35 CRORE INDIANS FOR 25 YEARS LARGEST INVESTMENT OF OVER `23,000 CRORE IN AN INTEGRATED COAL MINE AND POWER PLANT IN INDIA

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Sasan (Madhya Pradesh), March 11, 2013: Reliance Power announced that the first 660 MW unit at the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant has been successfully synchronized on March 9,2013.

This would also be the first integrated coal mine and super-critical power plant to be commissioned in India and the largest integrated power plant and coal mine project in the world.
As announced earlier, coal production has already commenced from the Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal mines and Chhatrasal coal block has also received forest clearance and is under development. The plant has also been connected to the National Grid.
The electricity generated from the project would be sold to 14 distribution companies across seven states benefiting an estimated 35 crore people.
The Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project, is the largest integrated power plant and coal mining project in India with an estimated investment of over `23,000 crore.
J.P. Chalasani, the Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Power said: "Successful implementation of Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project is a clear demonstration of the execution capabilities of Reliance - the ability to build large power and coal mine projects ahead of schedule. I am also confident that Sasan power project and coal mine would set new benchmarks in operational efficiency".

About Reliance Power:

Reliance Power Limited, a part of the Reliance Group, is India's leading private sector power generation company. The company has the largest portfolio of power projects in the private sector based on coal, gas, hydro and renewable energy, with an operating capacity of 1,840 MW. The company also has the largest captive coal reserves in the private sector, estimated at two billion tonnes. Besides, the company is developing three coal mines in Indonesia and is also developing coal bed methane based generation capacity.
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