NLC India unveils ₹12-bn capacity addition

NLC plans to invest ₹1,290 billion to add a new production capacity of coal by 2025. The company, which traditionally focused on lignite and coal-based power plants, also plans to set up renewable energy projects which can generate power up to 4251 MW. The total power-producing capacities of NLC is expected to go up from 4,731 MW as on June 30, 2018, to 21,011 MW with an addition of 16,280 MW by 2025, from various sources of power generation, said official sources. The plan also includes investments by its subsidiaries and joint ventures. By 2025, the company plans to double the lignite-based power generation from the current 3,240 MW capacity with the addition of another 3,540 MW, while the coal-based power generation would be increased multifold, from the 1,000 MW as on the end of June, this year, with another 5,980 MW. The renewable sector would see a major investment as the capacity is expected to go up from 491 MW as on June, with an addition of 3,760 MW by 2025.