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NLC to double lignite mining capacity to 62.15 MTPA by 2025

Also plans to increase power generation capacity to 20,971 Mw by 2025

Coal mines, CoalCoal mines, Coal
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T E Narasimhan Chennai
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) is set to increase its lignite mining capacity to 62.15 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2025, from its present capacity of 30.60 MTPA.  

A Navratna public sector enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal (MoC), NLCIL also plans to have a coal production capacity of 31 MTPA and power generating capacity to 20,971 Mw by 2025.

The company is also going ahead aggressively with renewable energy projects in the wind and solar segment. Currently, the company has a power generating capacity to 4,295 Mw. 

S K Acharya, chairman and managing director,

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