Pressing ahead with its diversification plans, Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) plans to set up a 50.4-MW wind power project at a cost of . 274 crore in Gandikota, in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The wind power project will be executed through Suzlon Energy Limited.

BHUBANESWAR: In a major environment protection initiative, aluminium major Nalco is all set to adopt a state-of-the-art carbon sequestration mechanism to use CO2 emissions from its captive power plant for cultivating algae, that would in turn be utilised for producing bio-fuel, animal feed and pharmaceuticals.

The foundation stone for implementation of the pilot project on carbon sequestration

BHUBANESWAR: State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the union mines ministry for the financial year 2011-12, the company said.

NALCO's acting chairman-cum managing director (CMD) B.L.

Erik FyrwaldErik Fyrwald, chairman and chief executive officer of US-based NLC Nalco, is in India for two weeks to decide how India will play a major role in the fortunes of the $4.2-billion turnover company. NLC Nalco is the world

TALCHER: The Bharatpur open cast coal mine at Talcher coalfield, linked to Nalco captive power plant, is on the verge of closure due to non-availability of land to extract coal.

Due to land constraints, the daily output has come to 22,000 tonne from the normal 45,000 tonne.

Bhubaneswar: Public-sector aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) has adopted a new Corporate Plan and Vision 2020 for itself under which it is aiming for a turnover of Rs 25,000 crore, production of 1.7 million tonnes of aluminum and 4 million tonnes of alumina.

The company has set up a Nalco Foundation with a vision to be an agent to engineer holistic development and augment t

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 30, 2010, 0:25 IST

For former employees, there is still a pot of gold at the end of the Kolar rainbow - if only the govt allows them to look for it

For most of the past decade, there has been precious little glitter for employees at the Kolar gold fields.

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 30, 2010, 0:25 IST

For former employees, there is still a pot of gold at the end of the Kolar rainbow - if only the govt allows them to look for it

For most of the past decade, there has been precious little glitter for employees at the Kolar gold fields.

Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) has expressed its interest to develop independent power plants (IPPs), in Orissa, in partnership with state PSUs like Orissa Thermal Power Corp (OPTCL), Orissa Mining Corp (OMC) and Orissa Hydro Power Corp (OHPC).

Nalco CMD AK Srivastav and director finance BL Bagra met chief minister Naveen Patnaik and discussed a JV in the power sector.

Priyadarshi Siddhanta

The union mines ministry