Reliance Power commissions fourth 300 MW unit of Rosa plant

Reliance Power today said it has commissioned the fourth 300 MW unit of the Rosa plant in Uttar Pradesh, taking the project's total operational capacity to 1,200 MW.

The 1,200 MW Rosa thermal power project is now fully operational and the fourth unit was commissioned on March 31, four months ahead of the schedule of July, the company said.

"Rosa power project is also the first independent thermal power project in North India to be brought online and represents the largest ever private sector investment in Uttar Pradesh with an investment outlay of over Rs 6,000 crore," the company said in a statement.

The third 300 MW unit of the plant was commissioned in December 2011, that was also ahead of schedule. Rosa project has four units, each having 300 MW capacity.

According to Reliance Power, the project is consistently operating at above 95% plant load factor (PLF). Electricity generated from the plant would be supplied to Uttar Pradesh.

Reliance Power Chief Executive Officer J P Chalasani said that Rosa occupies a special place in the company's portfolio as it is their first operating power plant.

"The achievement of our teams in construction and commissioning of the Rosa project is commendable and unmatched in the Indian Power Sector. This experience gives huge confidence for our ongoing and future projects," he noted.

The company said the project would account for more than 15% of Uttar Pradesh's total energy requirement and would light up about 30 lakhs households.

Shares of Reliance Power were trading at Rs 122 apiece, up 4.36% over its previous closing on the BSE.

On Saturday, Reliance Power had commissioned a 40 MW solar plant in Rajasthan. The project, entailing an investment of about Rs 700 crore, would generate over 70 million units of clean power.