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December 03, 2008


Updates on Neyveli Lignite achievements in 2007-08

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, which was established in 1956 and is a pioneer in the excavation of lignite and generation of power at pit head thermal power stations, announced that it has spread its wing right from Rajasthan in north to Tuticorin in the south and Gujarat in the west to Orissa in the east by augmenting the production of lignite and power generation by expanding its existing projects and by entering into JV for the new mining projects in the other states of India.

It now operates three open cast mines at Neyveli namely mine I of 10.50 million tonnes per annum, mine II of 10.50 million tonnes per annum, mine IA of 3 million tonnes per annum and 3 thermal power stations namely thermal power station I of 600 MW, thermal power station II of 1470 MW and thermal power station I expansion of 420 MW provide power to the southern states.

All the mines and thermal power stations of Neyveli Lignite have been accredited with ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001: 1999 certificates for quality management system, environmental management system and occupational health & safety assessment series respectively.

During the year 2007-08, the lignite production and excavation of overburden from its mines and its power generation from its power stations have surpassed its previous records and are the highest for any year since inception. The detail of its production performance during the year 2007-08 is given below

1) The overburden removed is 135.623 million cubic meters against 134.541 million cubic meters achieved during 2006-07 registering a growth of 0.8% YoY and is the highest for any year since inception.

2) The lignite production from its mines is 21.575 million tonnes against 21.014 million tonnes achieved during the year 2006-07 registering a growth of 2.67% YoY and is the highest for any year since inception.

3) The total power generation 17455.90 million units as against 15786.58 million units achieved during the year 2006-07 registering a growth of 10.57% YoY and is the highest for any year since inception.

4) The power generated from thermal power station II is 10518.27 million units which is the highest for any year since its inception

5) The power generated from thermal power station I expansion is 3266.40 million units which is the highest for any year since its inception.

During the year 2007-08, the overburden removal, lignite production and power generation have exceeded their targets set by 3.37%, 7.61% and 11.15% respectively.