India Coal Giant To Try New Energy

NLC to give fillip to solar, wind energy

January 27, 2017 (The Hindu)

“Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India Ltd is in the process of giving a major push to solar and wind energy initiatives alongside lignite and coal fired power plants…NLC was in the process of putting up solar installations of about 500 MW in Tamil Nadu and 250 MW in Odisha and 1000 MW each in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra…Plans were also afoot to add 200 MW wind power in Tamil Nadu…

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NLC was working towards capacity addition of 1980 MW at a coal based thermal plant through a joint venture at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and a 500 MW green field project…NLCI has planned a capacity addition of 4000 MW in Coal Based Power Generation. It has also proposed a capacity addition of 1320 MW (2x660 MW) lignite based power generation in Neyveli which was in an advanced stage…[and planned] to add 1320 MW (2x660 MW) in the second phase…” click here for more