Vedanta Highlights Strategic Gains Across Critical Minerals, Power, and ESG Leadership

Mumbai, November 18: Vedanta Limited (VEDL) has released its latest edition of “Insights by Vedanta”. The report has outlined that the company has seen growth across critical minerals, aluminium, zinc, oil and gas, power, and its flagship social impact initiative.

Strong Momentum in Critical Minerals

Vedanta reported strong growth in its critical minerals segment. There were auctions for 34 mineral blocks so far in 2025. Within these, Vedanta has secured 10 critical mineral blocks, including nickel, cobalt, copper, graphite, vanadium, tungsten, potash, and platinum group elements.

Zinc Business Maintains Global Leadership

• Hindustan Zinc Limited ranked #1 globally in the metals and mining sector in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 for the third straight year.
• HZL became the first Indian company to join the International Council on Mining and Metals.
• Approval of India’s first zinc tailings reprocessing plant at Rampura Agucha.
• A composite licence secured in Andhra Pradesh for exploration of tungsten and associated minerals.

Aluminium Business Achieves Key Milestones

• BALCO produced the first metal from India’s most powerful 525 kA smelter.
• Vedanta Aluminium produced the first alumina from its expanded refinery.
• BALCO launched Restora Green, a low-carbon aluminium product line.

Power Business Secures Major Wins

• A 500 MW PPA from Tamil Nadu’s discom. It was the highest discom awarded under TNPDCL’s recent tender. It includes allocation of 300 MW to Meenakshi Energy and 200 MW to Vedanta’s Chhattisgarh Thermal Power Plant.
• Meenakshi Energy Limited fully started operations for its 1000 MW thermal power plant.

Nand Ghar Crosses 10,000 Centres

Vedanta also announced that its flagship social impact programme, Nand Ghar, reached over 10,000 centers across 16 Indian states. The programme helps in providing nutritional, educational, and healthcare services to over 4 lakh children and 3 lakh women daily.

Vedanta Shares Down by 1.69% at ₹512

As of 11:40 AM, Vedanta share price was down by 1.69%, or 8.80 points and was trading at ₹512. Until now, the shares have traded within a range of ₹521.80 and ₹508.25. The traded volume stood at 44.75 lakh shares, with the company’s market cap at ₹2,03,653 crore.

Investor Takeaway for Vedanta

Vedanta has released its “Insights by Vedanta”. The company has witnessed growth across its critical minerals, power and ESG leadership. Its zinc, aluminium, and power business have achieved key milestones, with its social impact programme crossing 10,000 centers. However, the shares are witnessing selling pressure as of now, leading to a fall in the share price.

REF: https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/2dbeadcf-17b5-4a91-b574-dea2944bbec2.pdf

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