After Adani, Reliance Power gets environmental nod.

Govt clears Chhatrasal mine, the last of three blocks allotted to ultra mega power plant being developed by the company at Sasan, Madhya Pradesh

Anil Ambani promoted-Reliance Power Ltd. has received environmental clearance for its 5- million-tonne-a-year coal mine at Chhatrasal, Madhya Pradesh, meant for its 3,960 MW Sasan ultra mega power plant (UMPP), the largest integrated power and coal mining project in the world.

The mine is the last of the three coal blocks allotted for the project, with the other two – Moher and Moher–Amroli extension – being in operation since 2012.

On 16th July, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone had said the environment ministry had granted environment and coastal regulation zone clearance for its Mundra Special Economic Zone, a huge industrial hub where it also plans to build an effluent treatment plant.


DNA