CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -KOLKATA: Coal India and NLC India (NLCIL), formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation, will jointly set up 5000 mw of power generation capacity of which 3000 mw would be solar powered while the rest 2000 mw would be coal fuelled.

Detailed explanation-2: -Presently, the Company is operating 1370 MW of Solar Power Plants in various Districts of Tamilnadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 51 MW Wind Power Plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu. NLCIL is the first CPSE to cross 1 GW capacity in Solar Power Generation in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -NLC India has five pithead Thermal Power Stations with an aggregate capacity of 4240 MW.

Detailed explanation-4: -Apart from lignite-based power plants, NLCIL also operates one coal based thermal power plant of 1, 000 MW (2 X 500 MW) capacity through its joint venture with TANGEDCO, NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited. On consolidated basis, the installed capacity of NLCIL stood at 6, 061 MW as on 31st March 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -CIL operates in seven states and NLCIL in five states. CIL is a hard-core coal company with seven subsidiaries-while NLCIL has ventured into new sectors (power generation, renewable and coal mining). CIL contributes about 80 percent of India’s domestic coal production and 65 percent of coal consumption.