Tamil Nadu-based NLC, under the ministry, operates three opencast lignite mines with a total installed capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at Neyveli, another opencast lignite mine at Barsingsar in Rajasthan with an installed capacity of 2.1 MTPA and an opencast coal mine at Talabira in Odisha with an installed capacity of 20 MTPA.
The company also operates four lignite-based pit-head thermal power stations with an aggregate capacity of 3,390 MW at Neyveli and one 250 MW lignite-based thermal power station at Barsingsar, Rajasthan.
NLC India Ltd has entered into a joint venture with the UP government to set up a thermal power plant at a cost of Rs 19,406 crore. The plant will come up at Ghatampur near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement on Wednesday. The 1,980 MW plant will have three units of 660 MW each.
The first phase of the project will start generating power by the end of this year, the statement said. Once fully operational, around 1,478.28 MW power will be supplied to Uttar Pradesh and the remaining 492.72 MW to Assam, the ministry said. NLC India Ltd is planning to set up a 2,400 MW coal-based plant in Odisha. The plant will be set up at an investment of Rs 19,422 crore at Talabira in Odisha, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement on Wednesday.
Other/ Recent Projects:
“NLC has planned a 3×800 MW thermal plant in Odisha. This is a pithead thermal plant near Talabira coal mines of NLC with a project cost of Rs 19,422 crore,” it said.
On the status of the project, the ministry said the land acquisition and other related clearances are at an advanced stage. It is expected that work on the project will commence by the end of this year and will be completed by 2028-29, according to the statement. The plant will supply 1,450 MW of power to Tamil Nadu, 100 MW to Puducherry and 400 MW to Kerala, the ministry said.
Tamil Nadu-based NLC, under the Ministry of Coal, operates three opencast lignite mines with a total installed capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at Neyveli. Besides, it has an opencast lignite mine at Barsingsar in Rajasthan with an installed capacity of 2.1 MTPA and an opencast coal mine at Talabira in Odisha with an installed capacity of 20 MTPA.
Company has received a Provisional Lignite tariff Order for the period 2019-24. Company has issued a 300MW solar plant LoA for the Barsingsar Project. First ever coal swapping has been executed during the year and the company has achieved a CAPEX of Rs. 3,308 crore.
NLC received a consent for purchase of 300 MW solar power from RVUNL. Company has approved the investment plan of Rs. 14,945 crore for Mine II and TPS II second Expansion project at Neyveli.
NLC signed a power purchase agreement with Kerala State Electricity Board for 400 MW for its upcoming Talabira thermal power project. And we had signed a MOU with Odisha GRIDCO for renewable capacities, ground mounted solar, floated solar and pumped storage.
FY2023 Performance:
EPS rose 28% and Net Income also by 28%. Revenue growth YOY was 25%.
Physical performance highlights
• All time High mining production of Coal and Lignite of 33.56 MT.
• All time Highest ever power generation of 30.08 BUs
• All time Highest Ever Green Power generation of 2.19 BU
• NLCIL PLF is 68.86% against the All India PLF of 64.15%
