FE reported that Reliance Power has proposed to bring on steam the first 800 MW unit of the 4,000 MW Krishnapattnam ultra mega power project in Andhra Pradesh by March 2012, a year before the earlier plan of September 2013.

Officials at Reliance Power said that "It will make all efforts to advance the commissioning of the first unit well before 68 months since the transfer date of January 29th 2008 and complete the project construction in 93 months. However, the first unit can be commissioned by March 2012 as it will be able to award the boiler turbine generator contract in next 2 to 3 months. It has already awarded engineering procurement construction to Reliance Infrastructure."

Reliance Power sources said that Andhra Pradesh government has so far handed over 70% of the 2.625 acres required. Also, it would implement a relief and rehabilitation package for 175 project affected families.