OREANDA-NEWS. Reliance Power announced that Boiler Light Up has been achieved for its fifth 660 MW unit at the 3,960 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant. This is a critical milestone of the boiler commissioning activities for the unit.

First four 660 MW units of the project are already operating well, 5th Unit Boiler lighted up and the last unit is in advanced stages of construction.

The Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project is the largest integrated power plant and coal mining project in the world. Coal production has already commenced from the 20 million tonnes Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal mines associated with the power project.

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 portfolio of 4,525 megawatts. 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 blocks.