Neyveli Lignite aims to achieve 10,000 MW capacity target

12 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is planning to increase the generation capacity to 10,000 MW in the next ten years. It has an installed capacity of 2,740 MW which includes three thermal power stations in Neyveli and 250 MW capacity located at Barsingsar in Rajasthan. The state run firm is also putting up two units of 500 MW capacity coal based thermal power plant in Sirkazhi in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu for which state government has issued project based enquiry.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation 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.

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