['< sod > due to political controversies related to the high pricing of power from the station and allegations of corruption, < ref name = at - enron8 > { { cite news | url = http : / / www. atimes. com / reports / ca13ai01. html | title = enron\'s eight - year power struggle in india | publisher = asia times | date = 2001 - 01 - 18 | accessdate = 2011 - 11 - 01 | archiveurl = https : / / web. archive. org / web / 20111123172057 / http : / / www. atimes. com / reports / ca13ai01. html | archivedate = 2011 - 11 - 23 } } < / ref > the construction and operation of the dabhol power station was interrupted on several occasions even after it started operation in may 1999. in january 2001, the maharashtra state government stopped paying the company due to the high cost of power charged by them. subsequently, high level us government officials including [ [ colin powell ] ] and [ [ dick cheney ] ] tried to convince the indian authorities to pay enron and allow them to continue its operations at dabhol. < ref name = " factsheet " / > however, in november 2001, due to the [ [ enron bankruptcy ] ] and disputes between enron\'s creditors and the [ [ government of maharashtra ] ] ( gom ). the power plant was finally rehabilitated and taken over by [ [ ratnagiri gas and power ] ] ( rgppl ), which successfully revived and operates the plant. < ref name = rgppl > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. rgppl. com / | title = home | publisher = ratnagiri gas and power private limited | accessdate = 2011 - 11 - 01 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > due to political controversies related to the high pricing of power from the station and allegations of corruption, < ref name = at - enron8 > { { cite news | url = http : / / www. atimes. com / reports / ca13ai01. html | title = enron\'s eight - year power struggle in india | publisher = asia times | date = 2001 - 01 - 18 | 2nd accessdate = 2011 - 11 - 01 | archiveurl = https : / / web. archive. org / web / 20111123172057 / http : / / www. atimes. com / reports / ca13ai01. html | archivedate = 2011 - 11 - 23 } } < / ref > the construction and operation of the dabhol power station was interrupted on several occasions even after it started operation in may 1999. in january 2001, the maharashtra state government stopped paying the company due to the high cost of power charged by them. subsequently, high level us government officials including [ [ colin powell ] ], [ [ dick cheney ] ], [ [ christina b. rocca | christina b. rocca ] ] and [ [ alan larson ] ] tried to convince the indian authorities to pay enron and allow them to continue its operations at dabhol. < ref name = " factsheet " / > however, in november 2001, due to the [ [ enron bankruptcy ] ] and disputes between enron\'s creditors and the [ [ government of maharashtra ] ] ( gom ). the power plant was finally rehabilitated and taken over by [ [ ratnagiri gas and power ] ] ( rgppl ), which successfully revived and operates the plant. < ref name = rgppl > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. rgppl. com / | title = home | publisher = ratnagiri gas and power private limited | accessdate = 2011 - 11 - 01 } } < / ref > < eod >']