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NLC India Limited f<'l{1n~f?'> (‘Navratna’ - Government of India Enterprise) Registered Office: No.135, EVR Periyar High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010. <;,NLCIND9 Corporate Office: Block-1, Neyveli-607 801, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu. <.,{}LJ\)v CIN : L93090TN1956GOI003507, Website: www.nlcindia.in CREATING WEALTH email: cosec@nlcindia.in Phone: 044-28369139 H'funtl~lkW1lll1llllllslal1111illy FOR WELLBEING Lr. No. NLC/Secy/LODR/2026 Date: 22.10.2026 To To National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. BSE Ltd. Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Phiroze JeeJeebhoy Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Dalal Street, Bandra (E) Mumbai – 400 051. Mumbai - 400 001. Scrip Symbol : NLCINDIA Scrip Code: 513683 Sir/Madam, Sub: Intimation under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 – Press Release We furnish herewith a copy of Press Release dt. 22.10.2026 for your reference and record please. Thanking You, Yours Faithfully, For NLC India Limited, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: As above CCfF/074/2026 Date: 22-10-2026 PRESS RELEASE NLCIL Signs MoU with IPICOL for Establishment of a 3200 MW (4x800 MW) Ultra Super Critical coal-based thermal power plant and Exploration of Coal Gasification-Based Fertilizer Production and Beach Sand Mineral Processing Facility in Odisha NLC India Limited (NLCIL) signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) at Mumbai on 22.10.2026 for: 1. Coal Gasification project at Odisha and exploring opportunities for establishing linkages between coal gasification and fertilizer production. NLCIL will explore the technical feasibility of coal gasification and the production of synthesis gas (Syn-Gas) for potential applications in the fertilizer sector. 2. Establishment of a Beach Sand mineral processing facility with a tentative investment of 2000 Cr and expected to generate potential employment of 500 numbers, contributing to industrial development and socio-economic growth in the region. 3. Development of 3200 MW (4x 800 MW) Ultra super-critical coal-based thermal power plant in Odisha. Involving a potential investment of Rs.35,000 crore. The proposed project is expected to generate employment opportunities for approximately 4,000 persons, contributing to the State's economic growth and industrial development. The MoUs were signed by Shri I.S. Jasper Rose, Executive Director (Mines & Land), NLCIL, and Smt. Aboli Sunil Naravane, IAS, Managing Director, IPICOL, in the presence of Shri.Mohan Charan Majhi, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri. Hemant Sharma IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, Energy, Govt. of Odisha and Dr.Prasanna Kumar Acharya, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), NLCIL. Through this initiative, NLCIL and IPICOL reaffirm their commitment to partnering in the i!7dustrial and infrastructure development of Odisha, strengthening the State's power infrastructure and supporting its long-term development objectives, to explore new avenues for integrating the coal and fertilizer sectors, supporting the Government of India's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat while contributing to Odisha's industrial development and economic growth and promoting mineral based industries, generating employment and supporting the economic growth of Odisha. General Manager (HR) Corporate Communications