Reliance Cement has recently commissioned its 2-million tonne per annum (MTPA) plant at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. The plant was set up at a cost of Rs 500 crore. This plant will consume about 6,00,000 tonne of fly ash annually for cement production. The fly ash is to be supplied by Reliance Power, which runs a 1,200-MW thermal power plant in Shahjahanpur district. The Rae Bareli cement plant production would be able to bridge the demand supply gap in UP. The cement market in the state is likely to grow six per cent per annum in the near future.