Subsequent to the fire incident in Unit#5 of TPS II on 01.07.2020, all the four units of Stage II (4x210MW) had been ordered to be shut down for immediate safety audit.
After complying with the recommendations of the Committees, and completing the safety audit, with the statutory clearances, the lighting up activities commenced in Unit#7 on 31.08.2020 and the unit was synchronized with the grid at 03:06 hrs. today i.e. 01.09.2020.
Two other units of stage - II i.e. Unit#6 and Unit#4, are expected to be in service immediately after obtaining the statutory clearances. Unit #5 shall be lighted up after rectifying the damages as recommended by the Committees and after obtaining statutory clearances.
Shares of NLC India Ltd was last trading in BSE at Rs.52.05 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 52.25. The total number of shares traded during the day was 34433 in over 323 trades.
The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 53.3 and intraday low of 51.8. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 1800551.