Can you tell me in detail about the Rosa Power Plant in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh under Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)?

Rosa Power Plant is a 1,200 MW of coal based generation capacity at Rosa village in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The power plant is being developed in two stages, with the first stage (Rosa Phase I) already having become commercially operational on 12 March 2010. It is also the first project of the company to become operational.

Rosa Power Supply Company Limited (RPSCL), the holding company of Rosa Power Plant, was incorporated on September 1, 1994 as a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Power Company.

It was later transferred to Reliance Power on November 1, 2006 and is now a fully owned subsidiary of Reliance Power.

It is a project that has received a considerable support from the Uttar Pradesh government with it being designated a 'priority project'. The entire power generated will be sold to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL).

The tariff for the power generated by the plant will be determined in accordance with the guidelines for tariff as set by Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Operations
There are four functioning units, all of which are coal-fired thermal power stations. The machinery for all the units is from Shanghai Electric Corporation. The last unit of 300 MW was commissioned in April 2012.

Capacity
Rosa Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 1200 MW (4x300 MW).

Stage Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1 300 2009, December Running
1 300 2010 March Running
2 300 2011 December Running
2 300 2012 March Running