Reliance’s Butibori plant now fully operational

Reliance Power said its 600 MW coal-based power plant at Butibori in Maharashtra is fully operational. Butibori Power Project is being developed by Vidarbha Industries Power (VIPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Power.

It has commenced supplies under the long term power purchase agreement for 25 years with Reliance Infrastructure. The project comprises two units of 300 MW each, one unit will be a group captive plant and the other unit an Independent Power Project (IPP). The project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor is Reliance Infrastructure, while Shanghai Electric Corporation, China, is the equipment supplier.

With this commissioning the total generation capacity of the company had reached 4,000 MW.