Neyveli Lignite Corporation

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Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) Limited
नेवेली लिग्नाइट कॉरपोरेशन (एनएलसी ) लिमिटेड
Government-owned
Traded as BSE: 513683
NSE: NEYVELILIG
Industry Energy
Founded 1956
Headquarters Chennai, India
Key people
 Shri. Sarat Kumar Acharya (Chairman & MD)[1]
Products electricity generation and distribution, hydroelectricity, wind power, energy trading
Revenue Increase ₹48.66 billion (US$720 million)(2011–2012)[2]
Increase ₹14.11 billion (US$210 million)(2011–2012)
Number of employees
 18,434 (2011)[3]
Slogan Power Behind Power
Website nlcindia.com

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) is a government-owned lignite mining and power generating company in India. NLC operates the largest open-pit lignite mines in India, presently mining 24 MT of lignite and has an installed capacity of 2,740 MW of electricity. It also supplies a large quantity of sweet water to Chennai from the artesian aquifers in the lignite mines. On 11 April 2011, it joined the elite group of Navratna Companies.[4] In 1956 NLC was formed as a Corporate body.

NLC is listed on BSE:513683 as well as NSE:NEYVELI LIG. The Union Government holds 93% shares of NLC and is administered through Ministry of Coal.[5]


History

The presence of lignite in the area was discovered by C. Jambulingam Mudaliar when he dug borewell in his land for irrigation. The water which emerged was black in colour so he asked the erstwhile madras presidency to conduct the necessary experiments for the reason of black colour of water. He donated his land to the then government free of cost when the reason was detected to be the presence of lignite for its utilisation in power generation, for the benefit of people.[6]

Mines & Thermal Plants

NLC power plant

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Main article: Neyveli Thermal Power Station

NLC operates mines with linked power plants.

Mine Production (MTPA) Power Station Capacity (MW)
Mine I 10.5 Thermal Power Station-I 600
Mine IA 3.0 Thermal Power Station- I Expansion 420
Mine II & Expansion 15.0 Thermal Power Station-II 1470
Barsingsar Mine 2.1 Barsingsar Thermal Power Station 250

Township

NLC has well-developed township in Neyveli in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu,India. It is well connected by road along the Chennai - Thanjavur National Highway NH 45C and Cuddalore - Salem National Highway NH-532. A dedicated rail track with a Railway station was constructed to transport heavy machineries for the mining and the power generation industries.

Recently started Barsingsar Mining & Power Project has also got a new small township named 'Lignite Shakthi Nagar' for the employees in the project. It is situated near Barsingsar Village 30 km from Bikaner towards Jodhpur with a diversion from NH-89 near Palana.

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    Barsingsar Mining & Power Project

  • NTPL Boundary

Disinvestment

The government had initiated efforts to disinvest shares in the profit-making[7] institution. As of 5 July,[8] 27,000 workers and employees of NLC have been on an indefinite strike protesting the disinvestment plans.[9]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ http://www.nlcindia.com/index.php?file_name=about/about_02.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.nlcindia.com/index.php?file_name=about/about_01k.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.nlcindia.com/index.php?file_name=about/about_01g.htm
  4. ↑ http://dpe.nic.in/newsite/navmini.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.nlcindia.com/common/files/share0311.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.nlcindia.com/index.php?file_name=about_01a
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