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Jun 16, 2012, 11.26 AM IST
Essar Energy today said it has commissioned the second 600-MW unit of its Salaya power project in Gujarat. The commercial operations of the first 600 MW unit of Salaya project started in April, this year.
The commercial operations of the first 600 MW unit of Salaya project started in April, this year. This takes Essar Energy's total installed operational generation capacity to 2,800 MW, it added. The project has been built at a total investment cost of USD 1.1 billion (Rs 6,100 crore approximately). Most of the power produced will be sold to the Gujarat state electricity utility, GUVNL, under a long-term contract. The company also commissioned 1,200 MW Mahan I project and the 510 MW Vadinar project, this year. Together these three projects will add 2,910 MW of capacity and will take Essar Energy's total installed capacity to 4,510 MW. "The commissioning of the second unit at Salaya is welcome news and represents further evidence of this progress," Naresh Nayyar, the chief executive officer of Essar Energy.
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