NLC's power generation capacity to hit 18,031 Mw by 2025 end, says CMD

NLC CMD Sarat Kumar Acharya said they had passed on the benefits of GST by way of lower power tariffs

NLC India, the public sector undertaking formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation, is planning to increase its power generation capacity to 18,031 Mw by the end of 2025, through both organic and inorganic routes. The company also said that it has passed on the benefits from the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) to the beneficiaries by reducing its power tariff.

The company has plans to add around 3,000 Mw of power generation capacity through the acquisition of power assets, said a senior management official of the company.

Taking into account the generation capacity of its subsidiaries, including NTPL's thermal