Neyveli Lignite surpasses power production target

Overburden removal at mines up 8.50% more than target

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, Navratna Public Sector Enterprise, reported total power generation from all the thermal stations put together at 19,988.73 Million Unit (MU) (19,902.34 MU in 2012-13) in 2013-14, the highest for any year since inception.

The target fixed by the Government of India was 18,929 MU, NLC achieved 5.60 per cent more than the target. The company has witnessed a growth of 0.43 per cent than 2012-13.

Total overburden removal from all the mines put together was 168.17 million cubic metre (LM3) (1,67.49 million cubic metre in 2012-13) achieved in 2013-14 is the highest for any year since inception. While the target fixed by the Government of India was 1,55 million cubic metres, NLC achieved 8.50 per cent more than the target. The company has witnessed a growth of 0.41 per cent than as compared to 2012-13.

The total lignite production from all the mines put together was 26.61 million tonnes (26.22 million tonnes in 2012-13) achieved during 2013-14 and is the highest for any year since inception. While the target fixed by the Government of India was 25.2 million tonnes, NLC overshot the target by 5.59 per cent. The company has witnessed a growth of 1.47 per cent over the previous year (2012-13).

Under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal, NLC at present operates three open cast lignite mines at Neyveli and one at Barsingsar, Rajasthan which takes the total capacity to 30.60 million tonnes, and three thermal power stations at Neyveli and one at Barsinsar with a total installed capacity of 2,740 Mega Watt.

The total export of power from all thermal stations put together at 16,953.73 MU (16,841.51 MU in 2012-13) was achieved during 2013-14 and is the highest for any year since its inception. While the target fixed by Government of India was 15,742 MU, NLC overshot its target by 7.70 per cent. The company has witnessed a growth of 0.67 per cent more than the previous year (2012-13).

Some of the milestones the company achieved last fiscal includes NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited (NTPL) (a joint venture company with Tangedco for implementing a 1,000 Mw coal-based thermal power station at Thothukudi) signed a fuel supply agreement with Mahanadhi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Orissa on September 24, 2013 for the supply of 3.0 million tonnes of coal per annum for the project.

With regard to the 1,000 MW Neyveli New Thermal power project (NNTPP), the order for steam generator package was issued on October 31, last year and for turbine generator (TG) and auxiliaries order was issued on December 23 last year.

Work order on setting up of a wind power project was issued on August 26, 2013, for NLC’s 51 MW wind power project.