NLC India fell 0.46% to Rs 43.70 after the company said eight workers were injured in a fire accident at the TS II power plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu.
NLC India said the fire broke out at one of the boilers at the TS II power plant at Neyveli at around 5 pm on Thursday (7 May). The accident resulted in burn injuries to two regular employees and six contract workers. The fire was brought under control by the fire wing of CISF unit of NLCIL.
Following the incident, two other generating units of 210 MW capacity each have also been shut down and these units will be restored for power generation only after all safety aspects have been taken care of which is expected to be completed shortly, the company said in a statement.
The company said it has constituted a six member committee headed by a general manager to enquire into the incident and give its findings at the earliest for taking further necessary action.
NLC India had resumed operations at Neyveli mines from 8 April 2020 onwards.
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On a consolidated basis, the company reported a 15.03% rise in net profit to Rs 398.75 crore on a 2.13% rise in net sales to Rs 2,742.60 crore in Q3 December 2019 over Q3 December 2018.
NLC India is a 'Navratna' government of India company in the fossil fuel mining sector in India and thermal power generation. It annually produces about 30 million tonne lignite from opencast mines at Neyveli in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India and at Barsingsar in Bikaner district of Rajasthan state.
The Government of India holds 80.70% stake in the company as on 31 December 2019.
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