government owned traded as bse 513683 nse neyvelilig industry energy founded 1956 headquarters neyveli tamil nadu india key people shri . sarat kumar acharya chairman & md 1 products electricity generation and distribution hydroelectricity wind power energy trading revenue 48.66 billion us 720 million 2011 2012 2 net income 14.11 billion us 210 million 2011 2012 number of employees 18 434 2011 3 website nlcindia.com nlc india limited formerly neyveli lignite corporation limited is a government owned lignite mining and power generating company in india . nlc operates the largest open pit lignite mines in india presently mining 24 mt of lignite and has an installed capacity of 2 740 mw of electricity . it also supplies a large quantity of sweet water to chennai from the artesian aquifers in the lignite mines . on 11 april 2011 it joined the elite group of navratna companies . 4 in 1956 nlc was formed as a corporate body . nlc is listed on bse 513683 as well as nse neyveli lig . the union government holds 90 % shares of nlc and is administered through ministry of coal . 5 contents 1 history 2 mines & thermal plants 3 township 4 disinvestment 5 references 6 external links history edit the presence of lignite in the area was discovered by c. jambulingam mudaliar when he dug borewell in his land for irrigation . the water which emerged was black in colour so he asked the erstwhile madras presidency to conduct the necessary experiments for the reason of black colour of water . he donated his land to the then government free of cost when the reason was detected to be the presence of lignite for its utilisation in power generation for the benefit of people . 6 mines & thermal plants edit nlc power plant main article neyveli thermal power station nlc operates mines with linked power plants . mine production mtpa power station capacity mw mine i 10.5 thermal power station i 600 mine ia 3.0 thermal power station i expansion 420 mine ii & expansion 15.0 thermal power station ii 1470 barsingsar mine 2.1 barsingsar thermal power station 250 township edit nlc has well developed township in neyveli in the district of cuddalore tamil nadu india . it is well connected by road along the chennai thanjavur national highway nh 45c and cuddalore salem national highway nh 532 . a dedicated rail track with a railway station was constructed to transport heavy machineries for the mining and the power generation industries . barsingsar mining & power project ntpl boundary disinvestment edit the government had initiated efforts to disinvest shares in the profit making 7 institution . as of 5 july 8 27 000 workers and employees of nlc have been on an indefinite strike protesting the disinvestment plans . 9 references edit http www.nlcindia.com index.php file name about about 02.htm http www.nlcindia.com index.php file name about about 01k.htm http www.nlcindia.com index.php file name about about 01g.htm http dpe.nic.in newsite navmini.htm http www.nlcindia.com common files share0311.pdf http www.nlcindia.com index.php file name about 01a neyveli lignite corporation . website . moneycontrol.com . retrieved 14 july 2013 . neyveli lignite corporation ltd strike may result in power shortage business standard . reuters.com . 8 july 2013 . retrieved 14 july 2013 . pti 13 july 2013 . neyveli lignite corporation workers continue strike in tamil nadu . ndtv.com . retrieved 14 july 2013 . external links edit official website department of public enterprises ministry of coal tamil nadu state electricity board wikimapia v t e coalfields of india coalfields chirimiri east bokaro giridih godavari valley ib valley jharia jhilimili kamptee korba mand raigarh north karanpura pench kanhan rajmahal raniganj ramgarh singrauli south karanpura sohagpur talcher umaria wardha valley west bokaro coal companies bharat coking coal limited central coalfields limited coal india limited eastern coalfields limited mahanadi coalfields neyveli lignite corporation north eastern 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