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NLC to invest over Rs 14,000 cr in thermal, solar power plants in Odisha

Solar plants sites yet to be identified, as state struggles to find contiguous land

NLC to invest over Rs 14,000 cr on thermal, solar power plants in Odisha
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Chennai-based navratna PSU company, NLC India Ltd (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation), has firmed up plans to set up a pithead coal-based power project in Odisha with a capacity of 3,200 Mw.

The power plant entails an investment of Rs 11,785 crore, and is to come up at Tareikela near Jharsuguda in western Odisha. The site chosen for the coal-fired power generating station is in the vicinity of the Talabira-II and Talabira-III coal blocks the company has won in the state.

Apart from coal-based generation, NLC has committed an investment of Rs 2,250 crore on a string of solar

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