About National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, incorporated on January 7, 1981. Its registered office is at NALCO Bhawan, P/1, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar – 751013, Odisha. The Company manufactures and sells alumina and aluminium, operating a 22.75 lakh MT per annum alumina refinery at Damanjodi (Koraput, Odisha) and a 4.60 lakh MT per annum aluminium smelter at Angul, Odisha. NALCO is an integrated producer with a captive bauxite mine, a 1,200 MW captive thermal power plant at Angul, captive coal mines, and four wind power plants totalling 198.40 MW located in Andhra Pradesh (Gandikota), Rajasthan (Ludarva & Devikot) and Maharashtra (Sangli). It also operates port facilities at Visakhapatnam for alumina export and caustic soda lye import.

National Aluminium Company Limited’s Business Segments

The Company serves customers in India and outside India through its alumina and aluminium products portfolio, supported by its domestic production footprint and export logistics. Subsidiaries: Nil (as confirmed by the statutory auditors under CARO).

Key milestones in the latest year included highest ever bauxite excavation of 76.48 Lakh Tonne, and a record net power generation of 6,641 MU at the Captive Power Plant. NALCO also achieved all-time high domestic metal sales of 4,54,600 MT. Further, it was rated “Very Good” under its Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of India for 2023-24.

National Aluminium Company Limited Key Management

• Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chairman-cum-Managing Director & Director (Commercial) – Addl. Charge

• Abhay Kumar Behuria, Director (Finance)

• Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Director (Production)

• Jagdish Arora, Director (Projects & Technical)

• Dr. Tapas Kumar Pattanayak, Director (HR)

• Bharat Kumar Sahu, Company Secretary

Latest Updates on National Aluminium Company Limited

• Expansion projects: The 5th Stream of the alumina refinery (1.0 MTPA; projected expenditure Rs 5,677.4 crore) reached about 75% physical progress by June 30, 2025, with trial run planned from January, 2026 and production from April, 2026.

• Bauxite logistics for 5th Stream: An alternate sourcing system (crushing & conveying) from Panchpatmali South Block (capital outlay Rs 483 crore) achieved about 89.5% physical progress by June 30, 2025; commissioning is scheduled by April, 2026.

• Raw material securitisation: Two new 10-year Fuel Supply Agreements with MCL were executed in September, 2024 for the Damanjodi Steam & Power Plant, taking FSA quantity to 11.43 Lakh MT per annum; the Angul Captive Power Plant holds an FSA of 47.16 Lakh MT per annum (valid up to April, 2028). Utkal D & E coal blocks supplied 27.2 Lakh MT of coal to CPP in 2024-25.

• Caustic soda JV: GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (GNAL) continued regular supply to the refinery and produced 2,24,341 MT caustic soda lye and 65,235 MT flakes in 2024-25.

• Wind power augmentation: The 25.5 MW project at Kayathar, Tamil Nadu (Rs 163 crore) progressed, with 65% supply and erection completed. Following NCLT proceedings, the Resolution Professional resumed execution in October, 2024, and 10 Wind Turbine Generators (15 MW) are expected to start from September, 2025.

• Recognition: NALCO was rated “Very Good” in its MoU performance with the Government of India for 2023-24; the 2024-25 score is awaited.

• Credit ratings: India Ratings reaffirmed IND AAA/Stable (fund-based limits) and IND A1+ (non-fund-based limits) on August 08, 2024.

• Leadership updates: Brijendra Pratap Singh assumed charge as CMD on January 8, 2025; Dr. Tapas Kumar Pattanayak joined as Director (HR) on January 2, 2025; and Abhay Kumar Behuria was appointed Director (Finance) on June 11, 2025.