Sasan Power Project to be completed before schedule

Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power has told government it will complete the Sasan ultra-mega power project in Madhya Pradesh three years before target time set in agreement signed with the government.The company is implementing the 3,960MW project through its fully-owned subsidiary, Sasan Power Limited, and has committed to switch on at least two units aggregating a capacity of 1,320MW by March 2012 to help the government achieve its capacity addition target.Reliance Power has said it will complete the last of the six planned generators of the Sasan project by March 2013, achieving the full aggregate capacity 36 months ahead of schedule. According to the schedule laid down in the agreement with the government, the last unit was to be completed by April 2016.
To ensure timely completion of the new schedule, Reliance Infrastructure (REL Infra), which is carrying out the construction job worth Rs 12,800 crore for the project, has roped in US-based Black & Veatch as an independent project monitor. The move is seen as allaying apprehensions in some quarters over reliability of Chinese generation equipment supplies. Reliance has zeroed in on Shanghai Electric of China for supply of key equipment such as boilers, turbines and generators for the project.Black & Veatch is globally recognised as a leader in design and engineering of coaland gas-fired power plants.It will prepare project manuals, review equipment engineering plans and installation of equipment. It will develop an information management system for project. REL Infra plans to implement and manage power projects through a real-time internet-based system and the US consultant will develop a state-of-the-art monitoring centre at Dadri in UP.