Nalco clocks its best turnover-year ever

National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a navaratna public sector undertaking, has achieved its highest gross turnover of Rs 7,774 crore in financial year 2014-15 as compared to Rs 7,024 crore achieved during previous fiscal.

During the year, the gross turnover (provisional) of the Odisha-based aluminium major also surpassed the previous best performance of Rs 7,247 crore, achieved during 2012-13 fiscal, NALCO said in a statement issued here today.

However, export earnings of the company have declined to Rs 3,307 crore in 2014-15 as against Rs 3,719 crore earned in last fiscal, it said.

Besides, NALCO generated 181 MU of wind energy during the year by operating a 50.4 MW wind power plant at Gandikota in Andhra Pradesh and another 47.6 MW at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

The company also commissioned 260 KWp Rooftop Solar Power System at its corporate office and township in Bhubaneswar during the year, the statement said, adding that 167 kilo unit solar energy has been generated during the year.