The project is to build, own, and operate a 745 MW (net output: 718 MW) natural gas combined-cycle power project in Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, located approximately 40 km southeast of Dhaka (the Project / Phase 1).

Reliance Power's wholly owned subsidiary Samalkot Power has received the approval from the Export Import Bank of the United States (US Exim Bank) to sell one module of equipment (Module 1) to Samsung C&T Corporation of South Korea, who is the EPC contractor for the project, for about Rs 1540 crore.

Notice to proceed has been issued by the project company to Samsung C&T, who in turn has issued the notice to proceed to Samalkot Power for supply of equipment. Samalkot Power will supply one module of equipment procured from internationally reputed original equipment manufacturers to the Phase 1 project in Bangladesh.

Reliance Power's networth is Rs 12,063 crore and debt to equity ratio is 2.24:1, which is among the lowest in the industry (31 December 2020). Reliance Power said it will achieve a total debt reduction of upto Rs 3,000 crore by March 2021.

Reliance Power is a power generation and coal resources company. Shares of Reliance Power hit an upper circuit of 5% at Rs 4.50 on the BSE.

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