Neyveli Lignite Corporation’s (NLC) Unit II (250MW) of Thermal Power Station -II Expansion Project(2x250 MW) at Neyveli, which is the Nation’s first project of this size with Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC) Boiler technology, has been successfully declared for commencement of commercial operation with effect from 00.00 Hours on April 22, 2015.
NLC is engaged in the business of lignite mining and power generation. At present, the company has four opencast lignite mines with a capacity of about 30.60 million tonnes per annum, while it can produce about 2,740 MW of power from four power plants.