NLC India Ltd

NLC India Limited, formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited was incorporated on 14th November, 1956 as a Private Limited Company under the house of Government of India (GOI), which went to public on 7th March, 1986. The Company's name was changed from Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited to NLC India Limited on 8 March, 2016. Presently, NLCIL is engaged in the business of mining of Lignite, Coal
and generation of power by using lignite as well as Renewable Energy Sources and consultancy. It operates 3 opencast lignite mines of total capacity of 30.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu and 1 open cast lignite Mine of capacity 2.1 million TPA at Barsingsar, in Rajasthan. The shareholding of the President of India as on 31.03.2024 in the Company is 72.20%

In year 1986, a supplementary feasibility report for first mine expansion and a report on setting up a Power Station of 2 x 210 MW were submitted to the Government of India. The Company along with Engineers India Ltd had entered into a contract with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for monitoring expansion of Panandhro mine including construction, supervision, Cost monitoring, inspection and approval of drawing etc. The 400 KV transmission system viz., 400 KV line between Neyveli-Chennai, 400 KV line between Neyveli-Pondicherry along with the switching stations/ sub-stations were commissioned in the year 1987. In the year 1988, an agreement was entered into with ICB of India for the preparations of the techno feasibility report for revamping the urea plant in consultation with the original supplier, viz., Technimont, Italy. Four electro static precipitators were erected and commissioned in thermal power station-I during the year of 1990. In the same year of 1990, the 170 Km. long Neyveli-Salem second circuit 400 KV line was commissioned and also the second 315 MVA transformers at Udamalpet sub-station was also commissioned. During the year 1993, a contract was signed with M/s.