NLC

A NAVRATNA company the Ministry of Coal. Since 1956 – 60th year of its glorious existence . The present Mining Capacity is 30.6 MTPA ( Lignite ) . The present Power Generation Capacity ( incuding JVs) : 3240MW ( Lignite), 1000 MW ( Coal), 10 MW ( Solar), 37.5MW ( Wind), Total : 4287.5MW.The Projected Capaital Expenditure ( up to 2025): Rs 1.24 Lakh Crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30. The Moved from an only lignite mining and power generation company to become an energy company. The water Resource Mangement for the benefit of large socity is land Benefitted : 40210 Acres, Village Benefitted : 83 and Beneficiaries : 76688. The Diversifying into coal based power generation and geration from renewable energy sources like solar and wind. The Marching towards 19831MW by 2025. The main activity of NLC India is Mining ( Coal & Lignite) and power Generation   ( Thermal and Renewable energy)

Mining

NLC India at present has four open cast lignite mines namely Mine I, Mine II, Mine IA and Barsingsar Mine. The lignite mined out is used as fuel to the linked Pit head power stations. Also raw lignite is being sold to small scale industries to use it as fuel in their production activities.
 

Mines

Capacity
( in MTPA )

Mine I

10.5

Mine I A

3.0

Mine II

15.0

Barsingsar Mine

2.1

Power Generation

NLC India has five pithead Thermal Power Stations with an aggregate capacity of 3240 MW. Further, NLC India has so far installed 25 Wind Turbine Generators of capacity 1.50 MW each and also commissioned 10 MW Solar Photo Voltaic Power plant in Neyveli, resulting in an overall power generating capacity of 3287.5 MW(excl. JVs).

 

 

 

 

 

Power Plants

Capacity 
( in MW )

TPS - I

600

TPS - II

1470

TPS - I Expansion

420

Barsingsar TPS

250

TPS - II Expansion

500

Wind Power Plant 
(25 x 1.5 MW WTG’s installed so far)

37.5

Solar Power Plant

10




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