Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), the public sector lignite mining and power generation enterprise has surpassed power production target for 2013-14. The company mined 266 lakh tonnes of lignite and generated 19,988 million units (MU) of electricity. The target fixed by the Government of India was 18,929 MU, the company achieved 5.60 per cent more than the target.
NLC operates three opencast lignite mines -- two in Neyveli and one at Barsingsar, Rajasthan -- with a total capacity of 30.0 million tonnes.
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.
