CMD Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli's Address at NLCIL 2nd Lenders Meet 2026

📅 Jun 04, 2026 NLC India Limited 13 MIN 2 SEGMENTS · 2 SPEAKERS

At the 2nd Lenders Meet 2026, organised by NLC India Limited on 27 May 2026 in Mumbai, Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, ...

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Prasanna Motupalli, former CMD of NLC India Limited, addressed the second lenders meet, thanking lenders for their support and attributing 70% of the company's success to them. He highlighted NLC's 70-year history as a world-first integrated energy company, its platinum jubilee, and its diversification from lignite mining and power generation into coal and renewables. Motupalli noted NLC was the first in India to add 1 GW of renewable capacity and maintains an AQI of 30 despite operating Asia's largest lignite complex, citing sustainable practices like SIM FME technology and 3 crore trees. He reported market cap growth from ₹9,500 crore to ₹55,000 crore in three years, with share price reaching ₹360, and all-time highs in coal and renewable production, PBT, PAT, EBITDA, and capex. He stated NLC is effectively net zero, generating 2.5 billion units of green power beyond consumption. He outlined targets: triple total capacity by 2030, double mining to 100 million metric tons, grow renewables from 1.4 GW to 20 GW, and double capex. He mentioned a recent $100 million loan from KFW and invited lenders to visit Neyveli.

Key takeaways

NLC aims to triple total capacity by 2030, double mining to 100 million metric tons, and grow renewable capacity from 1.4 GW to 20 GW.
Market cap grew from ₹9,500 crore to ₹55,000 crore in three years, with share price reaching ₹360.
NLC is effectively net zero today, generating 2.5 billion units of green power beyond consumption.
NLC plans to double capex in the next few years, with work already in progress across all verticals.
A recent $100 million loan from KFW was secured, with KFW historically supporting NLC.

Numbers and commitments

Figure	What it refers to	Type	At
70%	of NLC's success attributed to lenders	metric	0:37
₹9,500 crore to ₹55,000 crore	market cap growth in three years	metric	0:37
₹360	share price reached	metric	0:37
2.5 billion units	green power generated beyond consumption	metric	0:37
100 million metric tons	target for mining capacity	guidance	0:37
1.4 GW to 20 GW	renewable capacity growth target	guidance	0:37
$100 million	loan from KFW	commitment	0:37
1 GW	renewable capacity added first in India	metric	0:37
AQI of 30	air quality index maintained	metric	0:37
3 crore trees	trees planted as part of sustainable practices	metric	0:37

Host 0:05 ↗

The visionary leader of NLC India Limited, our esteemed chairman and managing director, Shri Prasanna Motupalli. His dynamic leadership, strategic vision and unwavering commitment continue to guide NLCIL towards sustained growth and excellence. With profound respect, I now request our respected CMD sir to kindly deliver the presidential address.

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Motupalli, P. (2026, June 4). CMD Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli's Address at NLCIL 2nd Lenders Meet 2026 [Interview transcript]. NLC India Limited. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1019849/

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Prasanna Motupalli. "CMD Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli's Address at NLCIL 2nd Lenders Meet 2026." NLC India Limited, 4 Jun. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1019849/.

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Key Quotes (2)

“Particularly in the last 3 years period our market cap capitalization increased from 9,500 crores to 55,000 crores. This is a history in the history of any public sectors and people were anticipating that it is difficult to reach triple digit figure of share value. Now we are almost reached 360 rupees.”

▶ 6:20 POLICY

“While many companies were only focusing on renewables and and other green initiatives, we have been balancing the conventional power conventional mining with the renewable power and green initiatives because we believe that going forward country requires power to meet the requirements of a huge population and at the same time we have to maintain the sustainability.”

▶ 7:06 POLICY

Mentioned in this interview

KFW: provided a recent $100 million loan and has historically supported NLC

SIM FME technology: sustainable practice contributing to low AQI

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“NLC India is 6-7 gigawatt company and we are targeting to take this to 20 gigawatt by 2030. Out of this from the current 5.3 thermal to 10 gigawatt and 1.4 gigawatt renewables to 10 gigawatt. So by 2030 our renewable capacity will be more than the conventional capacity. So renewable capacity we are ”

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“At present we are having around 6.8 gigawatt of our total power generating capacity. And we want to take it to 20 gigawatt by 2030. And at present we are having 1.7 gigawatt of renewable. And we want to take it to 10 gigawatt, almost seven times by 2030. And for all these things the capex requiremen”

Mar 23, 2026 at 1:10 →

“We are having aggressive capacity addition programs in all the three verticals and for the total requirement for the capex is around 1 lakh 25,000 crores. And generally we go for 70 30 debt equity ratio for conventional power and 80 20 for renewable power.”

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About Prasanna Motupalli

Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, former Chairman and Managing Director of NLC India Limited, received the Mahatma Award for leadership in business sustainability and social impact in September 2026. In his acceptance remarks, he dedicated the award to his NLC India team and family, and stated that the recognition placed additional responsibility on him to continue the company's work. He also participated in an executive discourse on leadership, where he discussed organizational transformation, safety priorities, and NLC India's planned capital expenditure of approximately 1.25 lakh crore rupees over the next three to four years. In media appearances, Motupalli attributed NLC India's strong fourth-quarter financial performance to capacity additions across mining, power generation, and renewable energy, as well as improved operational performance and financial discipline. He noted that the company had added more than one gigawatt of combined thermal and renewable capacity and that production had begun at the Pachwara South coal block, which he said was expected to supply over two million tonnes of coal this year to meet the fuel requirements of the Ghatampur thermal power station. He also reflected on challenges faced earlier in his tenure, including decision paralysis and low employee morale, which he said were addressed with support from the board and team. Motupalli confirmed his retirement at the end of June 2026.

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