Private company

National Aluminium Company

Indian mining and power corporation

National Aluminium Company Limited (abbreviated as NALCO; incorporated in 1981) is an Indian public sector company having integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal and power. Presently, the Government of India holds a 51.28% equity stake in NALCO, while the Ministry of Mines has administrative control over the company. It is one of the largest integrated bauxite–alumina–aluminium–power complex in the country, encompassing bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting and casting, power generation, rail and port operations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded1
  • Industrymining1
  • HeadquartersBhubaneswar1
  • Websitewww.nalcoindia.com/home.html
  • Legal formGovernment Company3
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI335800OM1V78CX7SSC723
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressNALCO BHAWAN, 751013 Bhubaneswar, India3
  • Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, L27203OR1981GOI0009203

National Aluminium Company Limited (abbreviated as NALCO; incorporated in 1981) is an Indian public sector company having integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal and power. Presently, the Government of India holds a 51.28% equity stake in NALCO, while the Ministry of Mines has administrative control over the company.2

The story

Since NALCO is a public authority, it comes under the Right to Information Act. Thus, NALCO is required to provide information to various RTI queries asked by general public.

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Products and brands

  • bauxite

Listed on Wikidata.1

Operations

NALCO is headquartered at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

NALCO operates from two major Units

Mining and Refinery (M&R) complex

Smelter and Power (S&P) complex

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Port Facilities at Visakhapatnam and Paradip.

Wind Power Plants

Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh – 50.4 MW (2.1MW, 24 nos. WEGs)

Ludarwa, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan – 47.6 MW (0.85 MW, 56 nos. WEGs)

Devikot, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan – 50 MW (2 MW, 25 nos. WEG)

Sangli, Maharashtra – 50.4 MW (2.1MW, 24 nos. WEGs)

Solar Power at Nalco Corporate Office, Bhubaneswar & NALCO Research & Technology Center, Bhubaneswar

Regional offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Bangalore

10 operating stockyards at various locations in the Country

Products

Main products of NALCO are as follows:

Aluminium Metal

Ingots

Alloy Ingots

T-Ingots

Sows

Billets

Wire Rods

Cast strips

Alumina & Hydrate

Calcined Alumina

Alumina Hydrate

Rolled Product

Aluminium Rolled Products

Aluminium Chequered Sheets

Power

Thermal Power

Co-generation Power

Wind Power

Solar Power

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Government of India

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1981Founded Founded1

Sources

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