Vedanta to buy 200 Mw in Odisha after pollution board crackdown

Odisha Pollution Control Board orders temporary closure of 3 units of 1215 Mw

Faced with a partial closure notice from the Odisha Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on its power generating units, Vedanta Ltd would have to opt for buying 200 Mw power from external sources. The procurement of costlier power is likely to have a bearing on its cost of aluminium production at Jharsuguda.

The SPCB has slapped partial closure directions on Vedanta's 2,400 Mw coal-fired power plant and captive power plant (CPP) of 1,215 Mw capacity, both located in Jharsuguda in the vicinity of its aluminium smelter unit.

As a consequence of the SPCB crackdown, Vedanta needs to buy 200 Mw to tide over