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Reliance Power Ltd

NSE: RPOWER BSE: 532939

₹23.97

(-5.03%)

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Company History

1995

  • Incorporated as Bawana Power Private Limited
  • Name changed to Reliance Delhi Power Private Limited by a special resolution of the members passed at the EGM
  • Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted

2004

  • Name changed to Reliance EGen Private Limited by a special resolution of the members passed at the EGM
  • Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted
  • Name changed to Reliance Energy Generation Private Limited by a special resolution of the members passed at the EGM
  • Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted
  • Name changed to Reliance Energy Generation Limited following the change of status from a private to a public company by a special resolution of the members passed at the EGM
  • Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted

2005

  • The Company entered into a MoU with the Government of Maharashtra for setting up of thermal power plant of 1,200 MW and a gas based power plant of 2,800 MW at a suitable location.
  • Letter of Award for Urthing Sobla hydro power project awarded to REL
  • Letter of Award for Siyom project awarded to REL
  • Letter of Award for Tato II project awarded to REL

2006

  • REL entered into a MoU for setting up a power plant of 300 MW at Butibori in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.
  • The Company acquired RPSCL from Aditya Birla Power Supply Company Limited which company is setting up 1,200 MW Coal Based Power Plant at Rosa, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

2007

  • Name changed to Reliance Power Limited by a special resolution of the members passed at an EGM
  • Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted
  • The Company acquired SPL from Power Finance Corporation Limited, which is setting up 3,960 MW pithead power plant at Sasan, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Amalgamation of RPUPL with the Company becomes effective.
  • Letter of Award for Krishnapatnam UMPP awarded to Reliance Power

2008

  • Reliance Power will offer 260 million shares through the IPO.
  • Reliance Power Ltd has informed that the Company has appointed Shri. J P Chalasani, former Whole-time Director (Business Development) of Reliance Energy Ltd as CEO of the Company.
  • The Company has issued Bonus Shares in the Ratio of 3:5.

2010

  • Export-Import Bank of the US gave its preliminary approval to finance Reliance Power's 4,000-MW project in Sasan, Madhya Pradesh.
  • ADAG firm Reliance Power acquired 433 MW of power generation assets from Group company Reliance Infrastructure for Rs 1,095 crore.
  • Reliance Power will target to put on track the 4,000-MW Chitrangi power project in Madhya Pradesh by October 2010.
  • Reliance Power awarded a Rs 10,000 crore equipment order to GE Energy India.
  • Reliance Power's 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam UMPP achieves financial closure.
  • Reliance Coal Resources Ltd, entered into Share Purchase Agreements to acquire the entire share capital of two coal companies in Indonesia.

2011

  • Madhya Pradesh Government asked Reliance Power to sign PPA latest by July end.
  • Reliance Power's 3,960 MW Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project achieved financial closure.
  • Reliance Power's 4,000 MW Sasan Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, gets approval for carbon credits
  • Anil Ambani's Reliance Power Ltd announced its first ever operating revenue from power generating assets for the year 2010-11 which has pushed up company's profit by 11 percent to Rs. 760.4 crore.
  • Reliance Power project achieved 105% generation capacity
  • A power purchase agreement has been signed by Reliance Power with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam for a 100-Mw solar thermal power project in the Bikaner region in Rajasthan.

2012

  • Europe's largest oil company, Royal Dutch Shell has joined hands with India's Reliance Power to jointly develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal off the coast of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
  • Reliance Power signed MoU with Ming Yang Holdings Singapore, a subsidiary of China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited to boost power operations in India, overseas.
  • Reliance Power entered into a Strategic Partnership with China Datang
  • Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Power Ltd said that rating agency ICRA Ltd has provided the company with a revised rating to (ICRA) A1 for its Rs 1000 crore commercial paper program.

2013

  • Reliance Power started Power Generation from the second unit of its 600MW Butibori Thermal Power Plant in Maharashtra.

2014

  • Reliance Power signs exclusive Memorandum of Understanding to acquire 100% of entire Hydro Power Portfolio of Jaiprakash Power Ventures
  • Boiler Lightup achieved for Third 660 MW unit of 3,960 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant

2015

  • Reliance Power Ltd's 3,960 MW Sasan thermal power plant has been fully commissioned
  • Reliance Power Signs MOU with Government of Bangladesh to Develop 3,000 MW of Power Capacity

2016

  • Govt of Bangladesh Approves First Phase of Reliance Power’s Project
  • Sasan UMPP achieves 100% Plant Load Factor in April
  • Coal Min Grants Permission To Sasan UMPP To Produce Additional Coal
  • CERC Approves Change in Law Petition of Sasan UMPP

2017

  • MoU with Petro Bangla
  • APTEL allows fuel cost pass-through for Butibori Plant
  • LNG Based Combined Cycle Power plant and LNG Terminal Project in Bangladesh.

2018

  • Reliance Power Limited has won an arbitration award against North American Coal Corporation.

2019

  • Reliance Power signs pact with JERA (Japan) to set up 750 MW power project in Bangladesh.

2020

  • Reliance Power wins a Lawsuit in Indonesian Court challenging validity of Singapore Arbitration Award in its favour.

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