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Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) has proposed to set up a 2000MW Coal based Thermal Power Plant in Hirma Village, Jharsuguda District, Orissa. There is a proposal under consideration to form a Joint Venture Company between Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) & Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. for implementation of both the mine and power project. The proposal is yet to be finalized.
The mine with a capacity of 15 million tonne per annum will be in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur district of Orissa. The power station of 2000 MW will be set up in Jharsuguda district. Commissioning of the power project will take 48 months from the date of sanction by Government of India
. This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, today.
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