740 MW of power from RGPL by May 1: Shinde

Mumbai, Mar 25 (UNI) Maharashtra, which is reeling under acute power shortage of over 4,000 MW, will receive 740 MW power by May 1 from Unit 2 of the Ratnagiri Gas and Power Limited (RGPL), Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said during his visit to the project today.

Mr Shinde was accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, State Energy Minister Dilip Valse Patil, Union Power Secretary R V Shahi and Chairman of the project Chandan Roy.

An official release said here today that the project's Unit 1 and 3 will start generating upto 2150 MW power by December. The power will be made available to customers at Rs 4.25 per unit.

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